Though the monument itself has been levelled over time, its ghostly outline still appears in the fields during certain conditions, revealing a substantial rectangular enclosure measuring approximately 70 metres north to south and 30 metres east to west. The site was originally defined by an earthen bank, roughly 3.7 metres wide, surrounded by a water-filled ditch or fosse that stretched another 4 metres beyond; today, only a slight depression in the ground hints at where this defensive moat once lay.

Historical maps offer fascinating glimpses into the site’s evolution. The 1903 Ordnance Survey depicts it as a distinctive trapezoidal-shaped field, wider at its northern end where it spans about 60 metres, narrowing to 30 metres at the south. A laneway once connected the broader northern side directly to the public road, suggesting this was the main approach to the enclosure. Interestingly, the first edition OS maps show a building standing just outside the southeast corner, though the site itself wasn’t marked as an antiquity until later revisions, when cartographers began using hachured lines to indicate its archaeological significance.

Recent archaeological work has brought new details to light. During an assessment in November 2010, cropmarks clearly revealed the levelled monument’s boundaries on three sides, appearing as slightly raised ground where the ancient banks once stood. These moated sites, common throughout medieval Ireland, typically served as defended farmsteads for Anglo-Norman settlers or prosperous Irish families, combining practical agricultural use with a degree of security and status. Though Noard’s earthworks have been flattened by centuries of farming, the site continues to mark its presence in the landscape, a reminder of the medieval communities who once shaped this corner of Tipperary.