That in-between placement is part of what makes them curious. One of the pair, the hut site recorded here, is defined by a low bank of earth and stone surrounding a slightly sunken interior, the whole thing measuring fifteen metres by fifteen metres, a modest square footprint that gives some sense of a domestic or functional space rather than anything ceremonial or defensive.

Rathcoran itself is a hillfort, a type of enclosure typically dating to the Iron Age in Ireland, in which one or more banks and ditches were thrown up around a hilltop to enclose a settlement, a place of assembly, or a defended residence. The two rectangular enclosures are associated with that wider complex, and their location between the ramparts, rather than at the summit or entirely outside the defences, suggests they were integrated into the life of the hillfort in some deliberate way. Whether they served as sheltered living quarters, working spaces, or some other purpose is not recorded, but the sunken interior is a detail worth noting; scooping out the floor of a structure slightly below the surrounding ground level was a common technique for improving shelter and stability in exposed upland settings. Both enclosures share the same square dimensions, which implies they were planned together rather than added piecemeal over time.