The site consists of a nearly circular enclosure measuring 37 metres across its interior, defined by a low earthen bank that would have once formed the primary defensive barrier. Beyond this lies a fosse, or defensive ditch, followed by an outer bank that has survived the centuries only in its southern section.

This type of ringfort, known locally as a rath, represents one of Ireland's most common archaeological monuments from the early medieval period, roughly spanning the 5th to 12th centuries. These earthwork enclosures served as protected farmsteads for prosperous families, combining defensive features with practical agricultural needs. The choice of location here is particularly strategic; the elevated position on good quality land would have provided both security and fertile ground for crops and livestock, whilst the proximity to the Erne estuary suggests possible involvement in coastal trade or fishing.

The partial survival of the outer bank's southern section hints at the site's gradual transformation over time, likely through centuries of agricultural activity that has softened and eroded the northern defensive features. Despite these changes, the ringfort remains a tangible link to Donegal's early medieval landscape, when such fortified homesteads dotted the countryside and formed the backbone of rural Irish society.