The 1938-39 Ordnance Survey 6-inch map captured what remained visible at the time: the northeast side and portions of the northwest and southeast sides of what appears to have been a substantial rectangular enclosure, with the northeast side measuring approximately 70 metres in length. Today, no surface traces remain visible to the casual observer, though the site’s location atop the ridge marks it as a deliberately chosen defensive position.

This site most likely represents a moated site, a type of medieval settlement that was particularly common in Ireland between the 13th and 14th centuries. These enclosures, typically rectangular or square in plan, were surrounded by water-filled ditches or moats and often contained timber buildings within. They served as fortified homesteads for Anglo-Norman colonists and wealthy Irish families, offering both protection and a statement of status in the medieval landscape.

The Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow, first published in 1993, catalogued this site as part of the comprehensive survey of the county’s archaeological heritage. Whilst the physical remains have largely vanished from view, the documentary evidence and cartographic records preserve its place in the medieval settlement pattern of south Leinster. The ridge-top location would have provided excellent views across the surrounding countryside, a strategic advantage that made such sites both defensive strongholds and centres for managing agricultural estates.