The structure is a rath, the most common type of ringfort found across Ireland, built by raising a circular bank of earth, sometimes faced with stone, around a domestic or agricultural settlement. This one measures roughly 34 metres in diameter, a modest but far from unusual size for the type, and remains in fair condition despite the centuries.

What makes it worth a second look is a gap of about six metres on the north-east-facing side, which may be original, meaning it could mark the position of the entrance used by the people who actually lived here. Orientation towards the east or north-east is a pattern noted at many ringforts across the country, possibly for practical reasons to do with morning light and shelter from prevailing westerly winds. Within the interior there is also a souterrain, an underground stone-lined passage or chamber of the kind frequently associated with Early Medieval settlements. Souterrains served various purposes, most likely as cool storage spaces or as places of refuge in times of threat. The presence of one here suggests the site was a reasonably substantial settlement, lived in and maintained rather than briefly occupied.

The site sits in gently undulating grassland, which means the bankwork is readable in the landscape if you know to look for it, particularly in low winter light when slight earthworks cast longer shadows and the outline of the enclosure becomes clearer against the ground.