Ringforts, the most common monument type in the Irish countryside, were typically circular enclosures of earth or stone used as farmsteads from the early medieval period onward. This one, near Lickbla, is unusual in that its interior has not been left open as is typical, but is subdivided by low earthen banks, suggesting that the space inside was organised and adapted over time in ways that most surviving examples no longer show.

Within that subdivided interior, the outlines of what appear to be two rectangular structures are still legible on the ground. One sits roughly at the centre of the enclosure; the other, smaller, adjoins the southern bank of the ringfort itself. Rectangular buildings are a notable detail, since early medieval Irish structures were more often circular or oval in plan, and the presence of rectangular forms can indicate a later phase of use or a particular function that set this site apart from a straightforward agricultural enclosure. The fort occupies land with open views to the east, south, and west, which would have made it a useful vantage point regardless of when it was occupied or what purpose it served.