The monument consists of a substantial earthen bank that forms an almost perfect circle, rising 1.3 metres on the inside and an impressive 3.5 to 4 metres on the exterior. Trees now grow along this ancient rampart, their roots intertwining with the earthwork that once served as a formidable defensive structure. The eastern entrance has been altered through modern landscaping, though the fort’s essential character remains intact.

The fort’s defences may have been more complex than what survives today. Faint traces of a shallow ditch can still be detected to the southeast, whilst 7.5 metres to the southwest, a smaller earthen bank curves alongside the main enclosure before continuing as a field boundary. Archaeological surveys haven’t definitively confirmed whether these features were part of the original fortification or later additions to the landscape.

Within the fort’s level interior, one curious feature captures particular attention: an oval underground chamber measuring 1.7 by 1 metre, constructed from dry stone walls and topped with stone slabs. This subterranean structure, located in the southeast sector, is thought to have served as a well, providing water to the fort’s inhabitants. Such ringforts, or raths as they’re known locally, were typically occupied between the early medieval period and the 17th century, serving as fortified homesteads for farming families of various social standings throughout Ireland’s turbulent history.