This rectangular enclosure, measuring roughly 28 metres from northeast to southwest and 26 metres from northwest to southeast, would have once protected a manor house or farmstead belonging to Anglo-Norman settlers who arrived in Ireland during the 12th and 13th centuries.

The site’s defensive features remain clearly visible despite centuries of weathering. A U-shaped fosse, or water-filled ditch, runs along three sides of the enclosure; the southwest, northwest, and northeast boundaries. This ditch measures about 6.65 metres in total width with a base width of 2.75 metres, though it’s now only about half a metre deep. The southeast side shows much poorer definition, suggesting either deliberate infilling or natural degradation over time. Remnants of an outer bank, originally nearly 4 metres wide and standing 0.7 metres high on the interior side, can still be traced along portions of the southwest side, with possible traces at the southeastern end as well.

A causewayed entrance, approximately 3 metres wide, breaks through the northeastern side slightly off-centre to the southeast, marking where residents and visitors would have crossed into the enclosed area. Today, the interior slopes gently towards the southwest and thick vegetation obscures much of the ground surface, but the overall footprint of this medieval defensive site remains an intriguing reminder of Ireland’s complex colonial past. These moated sites, typically dating from the 13th to 14th centuries, served both practical defensive purposes and as symbols of authority in the Irish landscape.