Ringforts, sometimes called raths, are roughly circular enclosures built during the early medieval period, most commonly as farmsteads for a single family or small community. There are thousands of them across Ireland, yet each one tends to have its own particular character, and this one earns attention for the detail preserved within its interior.

The enclosure is univallate, meaning it has a single surrounding bank rather than the double or triple rings found at higher-status sites. That bank is built from earth and stone, averaging five metres wide at its base and rising to about 2.4 metres on the outside face, with a slightly lower internal height of around two metres, giving a sense of the depth of the original ditch that would have provided the material. What makes this site more than a simple earthen circle is what survives inside. In the western sector, a semi-circular raised area curves inward to meet the bank. East of that sits a clump of stones, and east of those is a small square depression measuring roughly 2.4 metres by 2.4 metres, possibly the footprint of a former structure. In the northern sector, an oblong mound measuring 4.6 metres by 2.4 metres and standing 0.6 metres high adds another layer of internal complexity. These features were recorded and described by C. Toal in the North Kerry Archaeological Survey, published in 1995.