This is a rath, the most common type of early medieval enclosure in Ireland, typically built between roughly 500 and 1000 AD as a defended farmstead for a single family and their livestock. What makes this particular example worth a closer look is its double-bank arrangement, which sets it apart from the majority of single-banked examples and suggests the occupant had either the resources or the social standing to invest in a more elaborate construction.

The site was recorded and compiled by Denis Power, with notes uploaded in August 2011. The enclosure measures approximately 20 metres in diameter and is defined by two concentric earthen banks separated by an intervening fosse, the term used for the ditch dug to create the upcast material for the banks. A fosse is simply a defensive ditch, and here there are two: one between the inner and outer banks, measuring about 2.5 metres wide, and a shallower external one running from the south-west to the south-east, just 0.2 metres deep and 1.35 metres wide. The inner bank stands about 1.2 metres on its outer face, the outer bank slightly less at 1.1 metres. Both banks share a corresponding break of roughly 4 metres at the south-south-west, where a causeway crosses the fosse to form the original entrance point.

The interior slopes gently downward towards its centre and is now covered in tall grass and rushes, which is fairly typical of long-undisturbed ringfort interiors and can make the ground uneven underfoot. The site sits on a gentle south-west-facing slope within ordinary agricultural land, so access depends on the goodwill of the landowner and an awareness that the surrounding fields are working pasture. The causeway entrance at the south-south-west is the clearest feature to look for on approach, and standing at that gap gives a good sense of the original threshold. The rushes in the centre may indicate slightly waterlogged ground, so stout footwear is advisable.