This rectangular earthwork, measuring 41 metres from east to west and 38 metres from north to south, sits on a gently sloping hillside that faces eastward. The site’s most striking features are the water-filled moats that still define its northern and eastern boundaries, each spanning 8 to 10 metres wide. Though the southern and western moats have long since been filled in, their traces remain visible as shallow depressions in the earth, roughly 10 metres wide and between 20 to 40 centimetres deep.

Today, the enclosed area appears as a grass-covered platform, its boundaries clearly marked by these ancient defensive ditches. The survival of water in two of the moats suggests they may still be fed by natural drainage from the slope, a testament to the medieval builders’ understanding of the local topography. Such moated sites were typically constructed between the 13th and 14th centuries, often serving as fortified farmsteads for Anglo-Norman settlers or prosperous Irish families who adopted this defensive architectural style.

The site’s relatively modest dimensions and rural location suggest it was likely a working farm rather than a major stronghold. These moated homesteads were common across the Irish countryside during the medieval period, providing security for families, livestock, and agricultural stores whilst demonstrating the occupants’ social status. The Mill Lands site, first documented by Barry in 1977 and later included in the Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford, stands as a well-preserved example of this once-widespread settlement type.