It is easy to walk past such things. The structure is modest by any measure, with an internal diameter of just 2.6 metres and an external diameter of 4.5 metres, its walls surviving as a low bank of earth and stone between 1.5 and 1.9 metres wide. That wall-width relative to the interior is striking; whoever built this was constructing something solid and enduring rather than a light seasonal shelter.

The site is best preserved along its southern arc, and a gap in the north-east of the bank is likely the original doorway, oriented away from the prevailing Atlantic weather. Hut sites of this kind are found throughout the west of Ireland and can date from the prehistoric period through to the early medieval, though without excavation it is impossible to assign this one a confident date. What is certain is that the terrace position was chosen deliberately, offering both a level footing and an unobstructed view across one of Connemara's most distinctive river and valley landscapes. The structure was brought to wider attention by Helen Riekstiņš, whose observation ensured it entered the formal record.