What makes it worth a second glance is its age, or rather the uncertainty surrounding it. The feature shows up on the Ordnance Survey twenty-five-inch map of 1897 as a raised, roughly circular area, defined by a scarp, which is essentially a steep natural or man-made slope forming the edge of a platform. Even then it was simply recorded, not explained. More than a century later, a Google Earth image taken in September 2019 revealed the same feature as a circular cropmark, the kind of subtle discolouration in growing vegetation that tends to appear in dry summers when buried or disturbed ground holds moisture differently from its surroundings. Cropmarks like this are one of the more reliable ways of spotting archaeology that has no surface drama left to offer.

The earthwork lies in upland pasture approximately 120 metres east of the townland boundary with Ballydonohoe and roughly 120 metres south of a large forestry plantation. Its recorded dimensions are around 34 metres on a northeast to southwest axis and 30 metres northwest to southeast, making it a respectable size for a sub-circular enclosure of this kind. Features with this general shape and scale in Irish upland contexts can sometimes relate to early medieval ringforts, which were enclosed farmsteads once common across the island, though no specific identification has been made for this particular site. The record was compiled by Martin Fitzpatrick and uploaded in November 2021, suggesting it has only recently entered the formal archaeological inventory.

Accessing the site requires some care, as it sits on private upland pasture, so any visit would depend on landowner permission. The feature itself offers little visual drama at ground level; the scarp that defines it is low, and without the aerial perspective that makes the cropmark legible, the enclosure reads more as a gentle rise in rough grazing land than anything obviously constructed. The best time to appreciate its outline from above would be during a dry spell in late summer, when cropmarks are most pronounced. For anyone researching the area or passing through the West Limerick uplands, the OS 1897 map remains the most useful reference for locating the feature precisely on the ground.