It is easy to miss, partly because it is ruinous and low, and partly because the terrain itself discourages casual visitors. What remains is a sub-circular structure, a shape somewhere between a circle and an oval, measuring just 1.7 metres across east to west and 4.3 metres north to south on the inside. The walls, where they survive, reach only 0.5 metres in height and are up to 0.8 metres thick, the kind of substantial build that suggests permanence rather than a temporary shepherd's shelter thrown up in a single season.

The hut was recorded as part of a wider archaeological study of upland areas around Mount Brandon and the Paps, two of Kerry's most distinctive mountain landscapes. That study, published in 2006 by F. Coyne under the title 'Islands in the clouds: an upland archaeological study on Mount Brandon and the Paps, Co. Kerry', was produced by Kerry County Council in association with Aegis Archaeology. The project drew attention to how much archaeological activity had taken place at altitude in this part of Ireland, away from the valley floors and coastal plains where survey work had traditionally concentrated. Hut sites like this one are difficult to date without excavation, but their presence in upland zones often points to seasonal use of the land, whether for grazing, transhumance, or activities tied to the mountain environment over many centuries.