A ringfort, or in this case a univallate ringfort, is an enclosed settlement defined by a single circular bank or wall, a form found widely across early medieval Ireland and typically associated with a farming household or small community. What survives here has collapsed inward over the centuries, leaving curved banks of rubble up to about 1.3 metres high. The larger of the two huts, to the north-east, measures roughly 5.3 metres across internally; the smaller, to the south-west, only about 3.8 metres. Neither shows any clear trace of an entrance.

The site sits within a remarkably dense concentration of early Christian remains. Gallarus Oratory, one of the best-preserved dry-stone oratories in Ireland, stands approximately 50 metres to the west. An ancient pilgrim route known as the Saint's Road passes less than 100 metres to the east. The wider enclosure, known as Cahernagat or Cathair na gCat, is itself a roughly circular ringfort on the same hillside. This clustering suggests the area was a node of some significance during the early medieval period, when monastic and lay settlements often developed in close proximity along pilgrimage corridors. The details of the site were recorded in J. Cuppage's 1986 archaeological survey of the Corca Dhuibhne region, which remains a foundational document for understanding the archaeology of the Dingle Peninsula.