The mound is modest in scale, roughly circular and measuring around 17.5 metres north to south and 16 metres east to west, with a surface described as having an inverted saucer profile, gently convex rather than peaked. What makes it quietly compelling is precisely what is not known about it.

When Cody examined the feature in 1989, he noted that it had been formed at least in part by scarping, the deliberate cutting and shaping of a natural rise to produce or emphasise the mound form. That detail separates it from a purely natural landform and places it, almost certainly, in the human record. Yet its purpose and age remained beyond determination. It could be a burial mound of prehistoric date, a Norman-period feature, a later landscape earthwork, or something else entirely. The scarping suggests intent, but intent of what kind and from what era is unresolved. A mature tree visible at the southern side and some scrubby bushes growing across the surface have complicated any surface reading further, their roots working quietly through whatever evidence might remain beneath.