The 1908 six-inch OS map depicts a rectangular platform measuring approximately 50 metres north to south and 65 metres east to west, whilst by 1963 the 25-inch OS map marks it simply as an earthwork site, suggesting the feature had already deteriorated significantly by the mid-twentieth century.

This type of earthwork typically dates to the Anglo-Norman period, when moated sites were constructed across the Irish countryside from the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries. These fortified farmsteads consisted of a raised platform surrounded by a water-filled ditch or moat, providing both defence and drainage for the buildings within. The substantial size of the Straboe platform suggests it may have housed a reasonably prosperous holding, possibly including a timber hall, outbuildings, and agricultural structures.

The site’s identification comes from the Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow, first published in 1993 by the Stationery Office in Dublin. Whilst the physical remains may be subtle or entirely absent today, the documentary evidence preserved in historical maps provides valuable insight into the medieval landscape of County Carlow and the network of Anglo-Norman settlements that once dotted the region.