What makes it worth closer attention is the combination of its elements: a low scarp running from east-southeast to south-southwest, an earthen bank rising to 1.6 metres along the southwest to northwest arc, and a steep natural scarp forming the northern edge. Together these three different boundary types define a roughly D-shaped enclosed area, with a straight side of approximately 40 metres running east to west and the enclosure projecting some 26 metres to the south.

Enclosures of this kind are a broad and varied category in Irish archaeology, ranging from early medieval farmsteads to stock enclosures of much later date, and the mix of scarps and earthen bank here suggests the site made careful use of the natural slope as part of its design. More intriguing still is the ruined limekiln set into the bank on the west-southwest side. A limekiln is a small industrial structure, typically a stone-lined bowl or shaft, used to burn limestone and produce quicklime for spreading on fields to reduce soil acidity. Finding one incorporated into the bank of an older enclosure hints at a long and layered history of use: the enclosure itself may be ancient, but the land around it was still being actively worked and improved in a much later agricultural era. A modern field boundary also cuts across the interior on a north-northeast to south-southwest axis, a reminder that the landscape has been continuously reorganised around and through these older features.