It is not much to look at now, but the form it describes, a subcircular enclosure roughly 22 metres east to west and 19 metres north to south, places it within a tradition of enclosed settlement that was once ordinary across the Irish countryside. These drystone enclosures, built without mortar from whatever local stone came to hand, served as boundaries for farmsteads, livestock, or occasionally more ceremonial purposes. This one has not fared well against time and undergrowth.

The enclosure sits on a low knoll, which would have provided a modest but meaningful advantage in what is otherwise described as marshy, low-lying terrain. Choosing slightly elevated ground above wet land was a practical consideration for anyone building a permanent or semi-permanent structure in the Irish landscape, keeping the interior drier and the walls more stable. The drystone wall that defines it is composed of rough boulders rather than dressed or shaped stone, suggesting an unelaborate construction, functional rather than formally engineered. Beyond its physical dimensions and its uncomfortable relationship with the surrounding marsh, little else is recorded about it.