This rectangular grassy enclosure measures 32 metres from northwest to southeast and 28 metres from northeast to southwest, sitting roughly 30 metres from the river as it flows through this section of the countryside. The site represents a type of defended homestead that was particularly common in medieval Ireland, especially in areas of Anglo-Norman settlement during the 13th and 14th centuries.

The site’s defensive features remain clearly visible in the landscape today. Earthen banks define the perimeter, with the southwestern bank rising to about a metre in external height whilst maintaining a more modest 0.2 metres on the interior side. These banks have a substantial base width of 6.5 metres. Outside these earthworks, fosses or water-filled moats would have provided additional protection; the southwestern moat measures 6.5 metres across at its top, narrowing to 2.6 metres at the base, with a depth of 0.8 metres. Additional outer banks on the northeastern and northwestern sides, measuring 5 metres wide at the base and 0.5 metres high, complete the defensive circuit.

Whilst the original entrance to this fortified enclosure hasn’t been identified, such moated sites typically housed timber-framed buildings and served as residences for prosperous farmers or minor lords. These earthworks would have offered both practical defence and a visible statement of status in the medieval landscape. The site’s proximity to the River Blackwater would have provided a reliable water source for filling the moats whilst the slightly elevated position on the ridge afforded good views across the surrounding countryside.