This subrectangular earthwork, first recorded on the 1837 Ordnance Survey maps and marked simply as ‘fort’, sits roughly 190 metres southwest of a nearby ringfort. Though time and development have significantly altered its original form, the site still holds clues to its medieval past.

The earthwork originally enclosed an area measuring approximately 57 metres northeast to southwest and 41 metres northwest to southeast, defined by a scarp that’s been incorporated into modern field boundaries. The northwestern and northeastern sides preserve the clearest evidence of the original perimeter, whilst a public road now cuts through where the southeastern boundary once stood. The southwestern section has been completely levelled over the years. When surveyed in 1980, archaeologists noted a low scarp running northwest to southeast through the centre of the interior, though this feature had already suffered considerable disturbance.

Today, the monument bears little resemblance to its original medieval form. A modern house occupies the western portion of the site, with its garden extending across what would have been the interior space of the moated enclosure. The combination of residential development, ploughing, and road construction has transformed this once-defensive structure into a barely recognisable archaeological feature, visible mainly as modified earthworks on aerial photography. Despite these changes, the site remains an important piece of Westmeath’s medieval landscape, offering insights into how these defensive structures were integrated into the local terrain.