The site is a rath, the Irish term for a ringfort, a type of enclosed farmstead built in their thousands across Ireland during the early medieval period, roughly between the fifth and twelfth centuries. Most consisted of a circular bank and ditch enclosing a domestic area, and this one fits that pattern while being rather well preserved. The raised interior measures approximately 42 metres east to west and 41 metres north to south, making it a sizeable example.

The earthen bank still stands to an external height of 2.1 metres, which is considerably more than many comparable sites retain after centuries of agricultural activity. Beyond it lies an external fosse, a defensive ditch, cut to a depth of 1.5 metres, and beyond that again a counterscarp bank rising to 1.4 metres at its highest point. That outer bank has been absorbed into the local field fence system to the north-east, a common fate for ancient earthworks in farmed landscapes, where later generations found practical use for existing raised ground. A gap roughly four metres wide interrupts the bank to the east, likely the original entrance. The interior slopes gently down towards the south-west, and in its western quadrant there is a souterrain. A souterrain is an underground stone-lined passage or chamber, typically associated with early medieval settlement sites, and thought to have served for storage, refuge, or both. Its presence here adds a subterranean dimension to what is already a layered site.