They are subrectangular in shape, each with an internal floor space of just 4.8 metres by 2.1 metres, which is not much larger than a modern garden shed. Whether they are ancient or comparatively recent is uncertain; the archaeological record describes them only as possibly hut sites, which may be more recent in date, a phrase that quietly signals how much ambiguity can attend even the most tangible remains.

The structures were documented as part of a comprehensive survey of south Kerry by A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan, published by Cork University Press in 1996 under the title 'The Iveragh Peninsula: An Archaeological Survey of South Kerry'. They lie immediately to the east of a related site, suggesting they formed part of a small cluster of activity in this corner of the peninsula, though the exact nature of that activity, and the period it belongs to, remains unresolved. Hut sites of this kind, simple walled enclosures that once provided basic shelter for people working or living on marginal land, appear across Ireland in contexts ranging from early medieval settlement to post-medieval agricultural use, which is part of what makes dating them without excavation so difficult.