It measures roughly fifteen metres north to south, thirteen metres east to west, and rises only about one and a quarter metres from the surrounding ground. That modest profile, and the thorn hedge that rings it, gives it a faintly deliberate appearance, as though someone once wanted it to be noticed, or perhaps wanted it contained.

When the site was excavated in 1982, archaeologists found that the mound had not been raised in a single purposeful act, as a burial mound or a fortification might be. Instead it was formed from accumulated medieval and post-medieval dump material, layers of discarded or deposited matter built up over time. That finding shifts the question from what was buried here to what was happening nearby. The current interpretation, compiled by archaeologist Geraldine Stout, is that the mound is possibly the remnant of an ornamental feature associated with Auburn House. If so, it would represent a common enough practice in designed demesne landscapes, where earthworks were sometimes shaped or augmented to create visual interest within the grounds of a country estate.

The site sits within a broader landscape that rewards patient attention. The thorn hedge enclosing the mound is a useful navigational marker, and the flat top is distinct enough to read clearly in low winter light when surrounding vegetation has died back. There are no formal facilities or interpretive panels at the site itself, so visitors arriving with some prior knowledge of the Auburn House demesne context will find the mound more legible. The connection to the house grounds remains tentative rather than confirmed, which means the mound retains an open question at its centre, one that the 1982 excavation narrowed without entirely resolving.