The land around it has since been reclaimed, but the original choice of location speaks to a practical logic, a site sheltered by higher ground to the north and northeast, positioned within what survives as an extensive field system.

A cashel is a ringfort built of stone rather than earthen banks, and this one measures roughly 25 metres north to south and 23.5 metres east to west. The defining feature is a spread of stone walling, between four and six metres wide, that still stands between half a metre and one and a half metres in height depending on which face you measure. Despite being heavily overgrown with scrub, particularly towards the south and west, the outer face of the original wall can be traced almost continuously around the circuit. In several sections, including stretches running from the northeast to the southeast and around to the northwest, the masonry is notably well preserved, with horizontally laid stones ranging from 30 to 80 centimetres in length. A gap in the south-southeast is considered most likely to have served as an entrance for animals, which fits the pattern seen in many Irish cashels where livestock enclosure was a primary function. Inside, there is a small pit to the south of centre, roughly 2.4 metres long and half a metre deep, and three smaller enclosures were added at later points along the eastern, southern, and western sides, suggesting the site continued to be used and adapted long after its initial construction.