The rath, as this type of ringfort is known when built primarily from earth rather than stone, measures thirty-four metres across and is defined by two concentric earthen banks with a fosse, or ditch, running between them. That the outer bank was faced externally with stone suggests some care was taken in its original construction, even if centuries of weather, vegetation, and grazing have since eroded and overgrown much of it.

Ringforts are among the most numerous monuments in the Irish landscape, with thousands recorded across the country. Most date to the early medieval period, roughly the fifth to the twelfth centuries, and served as enclosed farmsteads for prosperous families rather than purely defensive strongholds. What makes this particular example a little more interesting is the presence of a souterrain in the interior. A souterrain is an underground passage or chamber, typically dry-stone built, which in early medieval contexts served variously for storage, refuge, or ventilation of perishable goods. The entrance faces east, a detail noted by Hartnett as far back as 1939, and the double-bank arrangement with an intervening fosse points to a site of some local significance in its day, the additional earthwork representing extra labour and, presumably, extra status.