That kind of survival is not accidental. Ringforts, known in Irish as raths, were the standard farmstead form of early medieval Ireland, typically dating from roughly the fifth to the twelfth centuries, and they were built to last, their earthen ramparts enclosing a family's dwelling, animals, and daily life. This one measures about 34 metres north to south and 31 metres east to west, making it a reasonably substantial example of the type.

What makes the site particularly interesting is the detail preserved within and around it. The enclosing bank is broken by two original entrance gaps, one to the north at about two metres wide and a slightly wider one to the south at two and a half metres, suggesting planned access rather than later damage. In the western half of the interior, cultivation ridges run on a north to south axis, the faint corrugations of old tillage still readable in the ground. More striking is the presence in the eastern half of a souterrain, an underground stone-lined passage or chamber that was a common feature of Irish ringforts, used variously for storage, refuge, or the cool preservation of dairy produce. The field boundary running along the edge of the site follows the line of the bank itself, which suggests that later farmers recognised the structure's presence and worked around it rather than through it, a small act of accommodation that has helped keep the earthwork largely intact.