The structure is modest by any measure, roughly circular and no more than four metres across at its widest, with walls that survive to between half a metre and sixty centimetres in height. Yet the details repay attention: the entrance faces north, which is an unusual choice given the prevailing weather in this part of Kerry, and the floor of the interior is noticeably concave, worn or dug down below the surrounding ground level in the way that long occupation tends to produce.

Drystone construction, which uses no mortar and relies entirely on the careful fitting of stones against one another, has been used in Ireland across a very wide span of time, making it difficult to date a structure like this without excavation. What is clear is that it did not stand alone. Another hut site of the same broad type lies roughly fifteen metres to the west, suggesting that whatever activity took place here, it involved more than one structure. Together they hint at a small cluster of occupation, perhaps seasonal shelters associated with transhumance, the old practice of moving livestock to upland grazing in summer, or perhaps something more permanent. The land around them is still rough grazing, which has probably helped preserve what little remains above ground.