The earthen platform rises between 2 and 2.65 metres above the surrounding pasture, measuring approximately 31 metres from northeast to southwest and just under 29 metres from northwest to southeast. These dimensions and the substantial height of the platform suggest this was once home to a family of some local importance, their dwelling protected by the elevated position and defensive earthworks.

The western side of the fort retains much of its original defensive bank, still standing nearly a metre high in places. In the southwestern quadrant, you can trace the remains of a fosse, or defensive ditch, about 2.7 metres wide; this would have provided an additional layer of protection for the inhabitants. Such features are typical of ringforts throughout Ireland, which served as fortified farmsteads during the early medieval period, roughly from 500 to 1200 CE.

A curious depression near the perimeter on the east;northeast side appears to be the remnant of a later lime kiln, measuring roughly 2.6 metres across and just over half a metre deep. This addition likely dates from centuries after the fort’s original construction, when lime production became important for agriculture and building work in rural Ireland. The site remains in fairly good condition, its grassy banks and hollows preserving the footprint of a settlement that has watched over this Donegal landscape for more than a thousand years.