The site is a rath, the term used for an early medieval ringfort, typically a farmstead enclosed by earthen banks and ditches. This one measures around sixty metres north to south and fifty-two metres east to west, defined by two concentric banks with a fosse, or ditch, running between them.

The structure is in fair condition, though that description conceals some complications. A collapsed stone wall lies over the inner bank along its northern arc, from the north-west around to the east, suggesting that at some point a drystone element was added to or replaced part of the earthen construction. The outer bank has fared reasonably well on its western side, from the south-west around through to the north-west, but quarrying activity has removed or badly disturbed the enclosing elements along the southern and south-western portions. That kind of localised destruction is not unusual for ringforts across Ireland; field clearance, agriculture, and extraction of stone or gravel have quietly eroded many such sites over the past few centuries. Beneath the interior, there is thought to be a souterrain, an underground stone-lined passage or chamber that typically served as a storage space or place of refuge for the ringfort's inhabitants. These underground features are often the last hint of domestic life to survive when the earthworks above have been altered or lost.