What makes it quietly unusual is the entrance arrangement: two aligned gaps, each about 6.5 metres wide, cut through both the inner and outer banks at the south-west, with a causeway of the same width carrying the old approach across the fosse, the ditch between the banks that would once have added a meaningful obstacle to entry. The whole enclosed area stretches roughly 52 metres on its longest axis and 33 metres across, a trapezoidal shape that already sets it slightly apart from the more familiar circular ringfort.

Enclosures of this type, defined by earthen banks and a fosse, are a recurring feature of the Irish countryside, most often associated with the early medieval period, though many remain undated without excavation. The double-bank arrangement here is worth noting: the inner bank stands only 0.3 metres above the interior ground surface, yet rises 2.4 metres on its outer face, suggesting the fosse material was thrown outward to maximise the impression of height from outside. The outer bank, narrower at 2.8 metres wide, reaches 1.2 metres. No internal features are visible above ground, meaning whatever the enclosure once contained, whether a house platform, a small religious site, or a livestock enclosure, has left no surface trace to read.