The site in question is a rath, the most common type of early medieval farmstead in Ireland, typically consisting of a raised circular or oval enclosure defined by one or more earthen banks with a corresponding external ditch, known as a fosse. This particular example is subcircular in plan, measuring roughly 39 metres north to south and 36 metres east to west, placing it comfortably within the typical size range for a single-family agricultural enclosure of the early medieval period.

What gives this rath a small point of structural interest is the scarp that runs along the eastern to south-eastern arc of the interior. Where the bank and fosse form the primary enclosing elements around most of the circuit, this inward-facing slope takes over as the defining boundary on that side, suggesting either a variation in the original design or a response to the local topography. The bank itself survives in fair condition, though several gaps around its circumference appear to be modern intrusions rather than original entrances, the kind of damage that accumulates gradually through agricultural activity and the movement of livestock over many generations. The nearby ringfort to the north-east adds context: paired or clustered enclosures of this kind occasionally indicate adjacent family groups or successive phases of settlement in the same productive landscape.