It is open to the north, and its full original shape is a matter of some uncertainty, but the foundations it preserves are thought to be those of a hut, a domestic structure that once stood inside a larger enclosure.

The enclosure itself is a univallate rath, meaning a ringfort defined by a single earthen bank rather than multiple concentric ones. Raths of this kind were the most common form of rural settlement in early medieval Ireland, typically associated with farming families of modest means. This one sits on fairly level ground, with open views in all directions, a positioning that would have offered both practical watchfulness and some exposure to the elements. The possible hut at its centre was recorded by J. Cuppage in the 1986 Corca Dhuibhne archaeological survey of the Dingle Peninsula, a detailed study that documented the remarkable concentration of monuments surviving across this part of west Kerry. The name Baile Na Saor Íochtarach, meaning roughly the lower townland of the craftsmen or freemen, adds a layer of social suggestion, though the connection between the place name and any particular historical occupation of the site remains speculative.