Known locally as a cashel, this defensive structure would have once stood proud on the peninsula, its thick walls, estimated at around 1.55 metres wide, providing protection for an early medieval homestead. Today, only fragments of the original stone facing survive to hint at its former construction, with most of the wall reduced to a tumbled ring of stones marking the site’s perimeter.

The interior of the fort reveals an intriguing detail; a collapsed internal wall runs from the western side towards the north-northeast, dividing the enclosed space into separate areas. This division suggests the site may have contained distinct zones for different activities, perhaps separating living quarters from livestock areas or storage spaces. The remaining interior surface is notably flat, likely levelled by centuries of use and weathering, making it difficult to discern any other internal features that might have existed within the fort’s protective embrace.

The location itself speaks to the strategic thinking of its builders. Positioned on good pasture land with commanding views over marshy ground to the north-northeast, the fort would have offered both defensive advantages and access to varied resources. The marshy area below would have provided additional natural protection whilst potentially serving as a source of reeds, wildfowl, and seasonal grazing. This ringfort represents one of thousands scattered across Ireland, each a testament to the farming communities who shaped the landscape during the early medieval period, roughly from the 5th to the 12th centuries.