The enclosure is roughly circular, measuring approximately 40 metres north to south and 36 metres east to west, which puts it broadly in line with the typical Irish rath, the commonplace term for an earthen ringfort of the early medieval period. These were everyday farmsteads of their time, not military fortifications, built by farming families to demarcate their household space and protect livestock. What makes this one worth a second look is the variation in how its boundary was constructed: part earthen bank, part scarped edge, and part external ditch, all working together to define the same perimeter by different means.

The bank itself rises 1.3 metres on the interior face and 2.7 metres on the exterior, a meaningful difference that reflects how the material was piled and shaped rather than simply heaped. The north-west to north-east arc of the boundary shifts character, defined instead by a scarped edge, where the ground has been cut or shaped to a near-vertical face, reaching 1.9 metres in height across a width of 6.8 metres. Beyond that, a fosse, which is essentially a ditch dug to reinforce the enclosure's boundary, runs along the north-east to north-north-west section. It measures 2.2 metres across and 0.75 metres deep. At the north-east end of the fosse, the outer edge has been re-cut at some point relatively recently, suggesting that someone, whether a landowner or a drainage contractor, has interfered with the original profile, which is a common enough fate for earthworks sitting in working farmland.

The interior of the enclosure is level, which is characteristic of a rath that has been left undisturbed in any major way, but much of it is covered by dense overgrowth, making close inspection difficult without appropriate footwear and patience. The site sits in active pasture, so access depends on whatever arrangement exists with the landowner. The record was compiled by Denis Power and uploaded in August 2011, so conditions on the ground may have shifted since then, and the vegetation may be thicker or the fosse edge more eroded. The north-east quadrant, where the re-cutting of the fosse is noted, is the most obviously altered section and worth examining if you want to see how agricultural activity and ancient earthwork have been in quiet negotiation for some time.