Most raths, the circular earthwork enclosures built predominantly during the early medieval period in Ireland, are read primarily through their outer features. Here, the interior carries its own puzzle.

The site is a univallate rath, meaning it has a single enclosing bank rather than the double or triple rings found at more elaborate examples. That bank, roughly 6 metres wide and rising about 1.6 metres above the exterior fosse, the shallow U-shaped ditch that runs around the outside, encloses a sub-circular area measuring approximately 35 metres north to south and 32.4 metres east to west. The interior sits at a slightly higher level than the surrounding land, which is typical of construction where material was dug from the fosse and piled inward. Three gaps break the bank at the north, west, and south-east, measuring between 1.6 and 2.4 metres across. Whether these represent original entrances, later breaks, or both is unclear. The three interior mounds, roughly oblong in shape and ranging from around 4.2 by 2 metres to 6 by 3 metres, add a layer of complexity that surface survey alone cannot fully resolve. They may be the collapsed remains of internal structures, buried features, or later disturbances. The site was recorded in detail by C. Toal as part of the North Kerry Archaeological Survey, published in 1995.