A rath, for the unfamiliar, is an early medieval Irish ringfort, typically a circular enclosure defined by one or more earthen banks and ditches, built to shelter a family and their livestock. This one measures roughly thirty metres across, and while that is a modest size even by the standards of the thousands of ringforts still scattered across Ireland, its condition gives it a particular character.

The enclosure is defined by an earthen bank and an outer fosse, the fosse being the ditch dug to provide the material for the bank. Here the bank rises about half a metre on the interior side and a more substantial one and a half metres when measured from outside, suggesting the original builders wanted a reasonably defensible profile. The fosse itself is around three metres wide and just over a metre deep. What makes the present state of the site unusual is the intervention of later agricultural drainage works: a field boundary and drain running from the north-northwest to the northeast has truncated the outer edge of the fosse, and that same drain now feeds water directly into the ditch at the northeast. The result is that much of the fosse remains waterlogged, except on its western and north-northwestern stretches. The site was recorded and compiled by Denis Power, with notes uploaded in August 2011.

The site sits on a gentle slope facing roughly south-southeast, which would have been a practical choice for early medieval settlers seeking shelter from prevailing winds and decent light across the enclosed ground. Today, both the enclosing bank and the entire interior are covered in dense overgrowth, making a clear reading of the earthworks difficult on the ground. Visitors should expect rough going underfoot and limited sightlines within the vegetation. The earthen bank is more legible from the outside, where the height difference is more pronounced, and the waterlogged sections of the fosse are easier to appreciate from the field boundary to the north. As with most such sites on private farmland, access requires the landowner's permission.