It is a corbelled drystone structure, meaning its walls were raised without mortar, with each course of stones laid to lean slightly inward until the roof could be closed over, a technique found across the Dingle Peninsula in structures of varying age and purpose. The surviving walls stand to about 1.25 metres, and the interior measures roughly 4.6 metres across, making it a compact but not tiny space.

What gives the site an additional layer of interest is the entrance on the northern side, which originally connected this hut to a second one. That second structure has left almost nothing behind, but its presence suggests something more than a lone shepherd's shelter; two adjoined huts imply a small cluster, perhaps domestic, perhaps seasonal, occupying this obscure corner of Gleann Seanchoirp. The site was recorded as part of the Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey published by J. Cuppage in 1986, a wide-ranging catalogue of the extraordinary concentration of early remains on Corca Dhuibhne.