This circular earthwork measures 25.5 metres across its interior and features a raised platform that rises up to 1.3 metres above the surrounding countryside. The earthen bank that once fully enclosed this defensive settlement survives to a height of 0.7 metres, though much of its eastern section has been lost to time and the elements.

The fort’s interior presents a characteristically flat surface, typical of these early medieval homesteads that once dotted the Irish landscape. While the marshy ground surrounding the site might suggest the presence of a defensive ditch or fosse, no clear evidence of such a feature remains visible today. The absence of the eastern bank section tells its own story of centuries of agricultural use and natural erosion that have gradually reshaped this ancient monument.

This particular rath forms part of County Donegal’s rich archaeological heritage, documented in the comprehensive Archaeological Survey of County Donegal compiled by Brian Lacey and his team in 1983. These ringforts, which number in the thousands across Ireland, served as fortified farmsteads during the early medieval period, roughly from 500 to 1200 CE. They housed extended families, their livestock, and storage buildings within protective earthen or stone enclosures, representing the backbone of rural settlement patterns during this formative period of Irish history.