The site sits on level, low-lying ground and consists of a grass-covered platform measuring approximately 23.7 metres east to west and 20 metres north to south. Earthen banks, standing between 3 and 3.5 metres wide, define three sides of the rectangle; their interior height reaches 0.6 to 0.8 metres, whilst the exterior slopes rise to between 0.9 and 1.2 metres. The northern bank has been lost to time, leaving the enclosure open on that side.

Archaeological investigations by Timoney in the early 1990s revealed that the site once featured a defensive fosse, or water-filled ditch, along its western edge. This ditch, measuring 4 metres wide, would have provided additional protection to whoever occupied this fortified dwelling. Today, no trace of this fosse remains visible above ground, though its presence has been confirmed through excavation work.

The original entrance to the enclosure can still be identified at the southern end of the western bank, where a narrow gap of just 1 metre width marks the old gateway. These moated sites were typical of Anglo-Norman settlement patterns in medieval Ireland, serving as fortified farmsteads for colonists and local lords alike. They represent an important chapter in Ireland’s complex medieval history, when new defensive architectural styles were introduced and adapted to the Irish landscape.