What makes it quietly interesting is the evidence of reuse built into the fabric of the building itself: the western half was at some point converted into a sheepfold, repurposing an older hut for a simpler pastoral function. The inner wall-face is lined with large upright slabs, and a parallel row of uprights defines what was once an entrance passage on the northern side. The whole thing measures just three metres by two and a half, compact enough to suggest a temporary shelter rather than a permanent dwelling.

The site sits within a complex of four open-ended fields on an upward slope. In the lowest of these fields, six structures have been identified, two of which may have served as animal shelters from the outset. The precise period of original construction is not recorded, but the character of the remains, dry-stone walling, upright orthostats, and a field system of this type, is consistent with the kinds of seasonal settlement and small-scale farming activity documented across the Iveragh Peninsula in south Kerry. The peninsula carries an unusually dense concentration of such remains, reflecting centuries of marginal upland land use. The site was surveyed and described by A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan in their 1996 archaeological survey of the Iveragh Peninsula, published by Cork University Press.