The earthen bank that encloses it is faced with stone, a construction technique that required considerably more effort than a simple thrown-up earthwork, and it survives to a height of 1.1 metres. A fosse, meaning a defensive ditch dug around the outside of the bank, runs from the south-east around to the west-north-west and still holds a measurable depth of half a metre. A narrow gap of 0.5 metres breaks the bank to the north-east, almost certainly the original entrance.

Ringforts, known in Irish as raths when their banks are earthen, were the dominant form of rural settlement in early medieval Ireland, built roughly between the fifth and twelfth centuries. They functioned primarily as enclosed farmsteads rather than military fortifications, with the banks and ditches serving to define a household boundary and keep livestock secure. This example measures 27.1 metres north to south and 27.3 metres east to west, making it a fairly typical specimen in terms of scale. The stone-facing on the bank suggests some investment in permanence, and the deliberate shaping of the fosse to wrap around the more exposed arc of the enclosure shows a practical awareness of the surrounding landscape. The break in slope on which it sits would have influenced both drainage and visibility across the ground below.