A fosse, in this context, is simply a ditch, typically dug to define, defend, or drain an enclosed area, and the combination of raised ground and surrounding ditch here suggests a deliberate human construction rather than a natural feature. What makes this particular earthwork quietly interesting is not any single dramatic quality but the uncertainty that surrounds it. Its function remains unconfirmed, and it sits in a cluster of similarly ambiguous features, all within a short distance of one another in the same damp field.

The earthwork measures approximately 37 metres north to south and 26 metres east to west, the dimensions recorded from Ordnance Survey mapping. It does not appear on the first edition six-inch Ordnance Survey map published in 1840, but by the time of the 25-inch edition in 1897 it is clearly depicted as a raised rectangular area. A field boundary running north to south cuts through it, and since this boundary is believed to post-date 1700, the earthwork itself is almost certainly older. Within roughly 50 metres to the west lies a possible moated site, a category of monument typically associated with medieval settlement, where a platform for a house or farm buildings was surrounded by a water-filled or wet ditch. A second earthwork sits around 40 metres to the southwest. Whether these features are related in origin is not established, but their proximity to one another in low-lying, seasonally wet ground is notable. The record was compiled by Fiona Rooney and uploaded in September 2021.

The monument is scrub-covered, which makes ground-level inspection difficult, and the surrounding pasture is wet. Satellite imagery from Digital Globe, taken between 2011 and 2013, and from Google Earth, shows the raised platform clearly enough from above, though the encroaching vegetation has obscured much of the detail on the ground. Anyone visiting should expect soft underfoot conditions and limited visibility of the scarp and fosse edges through the scrub. The site is not marked or interpreted, so an understanding of the Ordnance Survey mapping, particularly the 1897 25-inch edition, is useful preparation before arriving.