What makes this particular site quietly unusual is the complexity of its surviving earthworks on the downslope side, where two berms, essentially flat terraces cut into the hillside, step down from the inner bank, one running from north to east and a lower one in the northern sector. That kind of layered defensive shaping, combined with the traces of a fosse (a defensive ditch) between the inner and outer banks, suggests a structure built with some care for its position in the landscape.

A rath is the Irish term for a ringfort, a type of enclosed farmstead built predominantly during the early medieval period, roughly between the fifth and twelfth centuries. They are among the most common archaeological monuments in Ireland, yet each one carries its own particular logic of site and construction. This example measures 34.4 metres in diameter, placing it within the typical range for a single-family enclosure. The outer bank survives most clearly from the south around to the west, while the berms are more pronounced on the northern and eastern sides, likely a response to the steep slope, which would have required additional earthmoving to level or stabilise the ground. The site was recorded by McCaffrey in 1952 and has been noted as being in fair condition, a reasonable assessment given both its age and its wooded surroundings.