That word, in the language of Irish archaeology, covers a great deal of ground. Enclosures can be the remains of ringforts, the domestic farmsteads of early medieval Ireland, where a family would have lived within a raised earthen bank or stone wall, keeping livestock close and marking out their place in the world. They can also be earlier, associated with Bronze Age or Iron Age activity, or later, connected with medieval settlement patterns. Without more specific detail for this particular site, the category itself is the most honest description available.