It is D-shaped in plan, corbelled, and built entirely of drystone, meaning no mortar holds it together. Corbelling is a construction technique in which each successive course of stone slightly overhangs the one below, eventually closing the roof without any keystone or arch, a method used on the Dingle Peninsula from prehistoric times well into the early medieval period. This particular example measures roughly 2.6 by 2.7 metres across and stands to 1.8 metres in height, with walls around 1.5 metres thick. Those proportions tell their own story: the walls are more than half as thick as the interior is wide, which speaks to the weight they were built to carry and the conditions they were built to endure.

The site sits approximately 100 metres downslope and to the south-west of a related structure, suggesting it was not built in isolation. More intriguing still, a rectangular mound of stones adjoins its south-western side, and this may represent the collapsed or unexcavated remains of a second structure. Whether the two were contemporary, or one was added to an already existing building, remains an open question. The site was catalogued by J. Cuppage in the 1986 Corca Dhuibhne archaeological survey of the Dingle Peninsula, a foundational reference work for understanding the density and variety of early settlement across this part of Kerry.