This circular earthwork, measuring 27 metres in internal diameter, was once completely enclosed by an earthen bank and an outer defensive ditch, though time and human activity have taken their toll. Today, the northwestern sector best preserves the site’s original form, where visitors can still trace the fosse; a defensive ditch roughly 3 metres wide and 0.6 metres deep; alongside the remains of the earthen bank that rises just over half a metre high.

The ringfort shows signs of careful adaptation to its sloping terrain. Along the eastern side, where the ground naturally dips lower, stones appear to have been deliberately placed along the outer face of the bank, likely serving as a revetment to level and stabilise this portion of the site. The northern section tells a different story altogether; here, the bank has been completely removed, leaving only subtle traces of what once stood. The location, just 10 metres from where the land drops sharply towards the Ray river valley, would have provided both strategic advantage and everyday access to water for its early medieval inhabitants.

Now surrounded by damp grazing land, this rath represents one of thousands of similar farmsteads that dotted the Irish landscape between roughly 500 and 1200 AD. These ringforts served as fortified homesteads for prosperous farmers, providing protection for families, livestock, and grain stores. While this particular example may lack the grandeur of larger, multi-banked sites, its surviving features still speak to the engineering skills and defensive concerns of those who built and lived within its protective embrace centuries ago.