This possible rath, or ringfort, occupies a commanding position with sweeping views from the south-southwest round to the northwest, though modern forestry plantations and the natural rise of the land block sightlines in other directions. The site appears as a slightly raised circular area, approximately 36 metres in diameter, bearing the subtle traces of what was once a more substantial defensive structure.

Though time and past levelling work have softened its features, careful observation reveals the ghost of its original form. The defensive bank and its accompanying outer ditch, or fosse, can still be traced most clearly along the southern and eastern sections of the circuit. Where the bank survives best on the northeast side, it measures roughly 3.5 metres wide, though it now rises barely 10 centimetres above the interior ground level. The external fosse here presents as a wide, round-bottomed depression about 5 metres across and currently just 25 centimetres deep below the surrounding ground level.

This ringfort isn’t alone on its hillside; another rath sits atop the hill’s summit approximately 170 metres to the southeast, suggesting this area held particular significance for early medieval communities. These earthwork fortifications, typically dating from the early Christian period in Ireland (roughly 500-1200 CE), served as defended farmsteads for prosperous families. The strategic positioning of both sites, with their extensive views across the landscape, would have provided both practical defensive advantages and a visible statement of status to anyone travelling through the valley below.