No cartographer noted it, no early surveyor marked it down. It exists, quietly, in a field, and was only formally identified from the air.

A ring-barrow is a burial monument of prehistoric origin, typically consisting of a low central mound enclosed by a circular ditch and, in many cases, an outer bank. They are associated broadly with funerary practice, though the precise date and use of any individual example can vary considerably. This particular site, catalogued as Bruff 24903 and referenced under AP 4/3706, came to light during the Bruff aerial photographic survey of 1986. Because it does not appear on the historic Ordnance Survey Ireland maps, it is likely that its earthwork features were too subtle at ground level to attract the attention of earlier surveyors. Aerial and satellite imagery changed that. The monument was visible on OSi orthoimagery from 2005 to 2012, and again on a Google Earth image taken in February 2018, though a later image from July of the same year showed it far less clearly, suggesting that visibility depends heavily on light angle, season, and the state of the pasture above it. A cluster of related ring-barrows, recorded separately, lies roughly 120 metres to the north-north-west in the adjacent field. The record was compiled by Edmond O'Donovan and uploaded in September 2020.

Because the site sits on private farmland and is not marked by any surface structure visible to the casual eye, access would require landowner permission. The aerial photographs that revealed it are the most useful tool for understanding its form. Given how dramatically its visibility shifted between two Google Earth images taken just five months apart in 2018, anyone hoping to see any trace of the earthwork at ground level would be best served by visiting in late winter or early spring, when vegetation is low and the soil crop-marks or slight undulations in the turf have the best chance of showing through.