The mound is circular and dome-shaped, measuring roughly 25 metres in diameter and rising to about 4.5 metres in height, making it a substantial presence in the landscape. Around its base there is what appears to be a berm, a flat ledge of earth separating the mound from its surroundings, and beyond that a shallow external fosse, essentially a ditch, running around the whole structure. The fosse is not especially deep, recorded at between 0.2 and 0.4 metres, but its presence helps confirm that this is a deliberately constructed monument rather than a natural feature.

This type of earthwork is generally referred to as a barrow, a burial mound of the kind raised across Ireland and Britain during the Bronze Age and into the early medieval period. The combination of a dome-shaped profile, a surrounding berm, and an outer ditch is characteristic of a class known as a ring-barrow, though the exact date and function of this particular example has not been firmly established. Geraldine Stout, who compiled the original survey record, drew on notes made by Healy in 1975, which provide the principal measurements on record. The views from the hilltop are noted as exceptional in every direction, suggesting that the site's elevated position was unlikely to have been accidental; prominent high ground was frequently chosen for funerary monuments, whether to honour the dead, mark territory, or simply be seen across a wide area.

Accessing the mound itself is not straightforward. The site sits within agricultural land and the mound has become so heavily overgrown that it was described, as of the most recent update in 2014, as effectively inaccessible. A visit to the surrounding area will still give a clear sense of the structure's scale from a distance, and the elevated position means the wider landscape can be appreciated without needing to reach the monument itself. Anyone intending to visit should bear in mind that the land is farmed, and that conditions underfoot, particularly in or around a cornfield, will vary considerably depending on the season.