What distinguishes this particular example is its scale. The enclosure measures roughly 71 metres north to south and nearly 59 metres east to west, placing it well above the average for its type. Ringforts, or raths, were typically the enclosed farmsteads of Early Christian Ireland, dating broadly from the fifth to the twelfth centuries, and were defined by one or more earthen banks and external ditches. Most were modest in diameter; this one is notably generous.

The enclosing bank survives mainly as a scarp, a worn slope of earth rather than a standing wall of material, rising to about 1.35 metres at its highest. Scrub vegetation has taken hold across much of it. Outside the bank runs a wide, flat-bottomed fosse, a type of ditch cut to reinforce the enclosure's defensive or symbolic boundary, measuring around 4.3 metres across and a metre in depth. The fosse is less clearly defined on the western side and disappears entirely at the north, either through silting, agricultural levelling, or some combination of both over the many centuries since the site was in active use. The ridge-top position, with the enclosure sitting just off the summit and opening to the south, suggests a deliberate siting that balanced visibility with shelter.