First recorded on the 1837 Ordnance Survey map as a small field with a house to its west, this historic site offers a glimpse into Ireland’s medieval past when such fortified homesteads dotted the countryside.

The site consists of a grass-covered rectangular platform measuring approximately 30 metres north to south and 25 metres east to west. Its defensive perimeter remains remarkably well-preserved, with earthen banks defining the northern and eastern boundaries; the northern bank stands about 3.4 metres wide and rises to 0.7 metres in height, whilst the eastern bank spans 4.6 metres across. The southern edge drops away in a scarp roughly 0.8 metres high, and the western and northern sides feature defensive ditches, or fosses, that would have once provided additional protection to the site’s inhabitants.

A narrow entrance, just a metre wide, can still be traced at the western end of the southern side, marking where residents and visitors would have accessed the enclosed space. Today, a north-south field wall runs along the eastern perimeter, a later addition that speaks to the site’s continued use and modification through the centuries. These moated sites, particularly common in areas of Anglo-Norman settlement, typically date from the 13th to 14th centuries and served as fortified farmsteads for wealthy landowners or their tenants, combining domestic living space with defensive features necessary for uncertain times.