This low mound, rising about 5 to 6 metres high with a base spanning roughly 35 metres east to west, is encircled by a stone-filled bank that forms a distinctive berm around its perimeter. Atop the mound sit the weathered remains of a stone building, measuring approximately 8.40 metres north to south and 8 metres east to west, which local maps have long identified as a pigeon house.

The structure likely dates to the late medieval period and would have served the nearby monastery, providing a steady supply of fresh meat and eggs whilst the birds’ droppings offered valuable fertiliser for crops. From this elevated position, the building commanded excellent views across the surrounding landscape; a practical advantage for both the pigeons’ flight paths and for keeping watch over monastic lands. The mound itself appears deliberately constructed rather than natural, with its flat top providing a stable platform roughly 4 metres in diameter for the stone structure above.

Today, whilst the building remains are poorly preserved, the site still offers a tangible connection to the resourceful farming practices of medieval religious communities. The extensive earthworks visible to the east of the site suggest this was once part of a larger complex of agricultural features, reminding us that medieval monasteries were not just centres of prayer and learning, but sophisticated agricultural enterprises that shaped the Irish landscape in ways still visible today.