The roughly rectangular enclosure measures about 47 metres from southeast to northwest and 29 metres from northeast to southwest, defined by substantial earth and stone banks that rise 1.4 metres high on the exterior side, though only 35 centimetres on the interior. These defensive earthworks tell the story of a fortified homestead that once stood here, likely dating from the Anglo-Norman period when such moated sites were common across the Irish countryside.

The site’s defences vary around its perimeter, adapting cleverly to the natural topography. Along the eastern and southern sides, a proper fosse or defensive ditch runs from east-southeast to west-southwest, measuring four metres wide at its base though now only about 20 centimetres deep after centuries of silting. The western side features a scarp edge about 45 centimetres high, whilst the northern boundary incorporates an existing field boundary that curves slightly from north-northeast to east-southeast, meeting at a corner point on the north-northwest side.

Today the interior lies peacefully under pasture, with the western half of the enclosure sloping gently down towards the northwest. This type of moated site typically housed a timber hall or stone building, serving as the residence of a minor lord or prosperous farming family during the medieval period. Though no visible structures remain above ground, the impressive earthworks continue to mark this spot as a place of former importance in the local landscape, preserved as a monument to Ireland’s complex medieval past.