The site occupies an east-facing slope with the ground continuing to slope away towards the northeast, whilst tillage fields now surround much of the southeast and northeast sections. Dating from the medieval period, this defensive earthwork consists of a raised platform with distinctly rounded corners, defined by a scarp standing nearly a metre high and an outer fosse, or defensive ditch, that measures just over two metres wide though now only 0.2 metres deep.

The monument’s boundaries tell a story of both preservation and agricultural encroachment. Dense scrub has taken hold in the western section, whilst lush grass covers most of the site with additional scrub growth along the eastern and southern edges. The northern section features a particularly well-preserved flat-bottomed fosse with a counterscarp bank that has been reinforced over time by a later field boundary. This field boundary continues around the site from north through west to south, with the southwestern angle showing a notably high bank with a distinctive berm feature on its northeastern side, raised above both the moated site’s bank and the adjacent field.

Modern farming has left its mark on this medieval earthwork; ploughing in the neighbouring fields to the northeast and southeast has come right up to the fosse’s edge, making it challenging to determine where the original defensive ditch once ended. The full northeastern to southwestern measurement remains uncertain due to heavy vegetation growth, though what remains visible offers a compelling glimpse into how medieval communities once fortified and defended their settlements in rural Ireland. Compiled by Jean Farrelly and uploaded to records on 26 August 2011, this site continues to be monitored as part of Ireland’s archaeological heritage.