Roughly circular and just over thirty metres across, it belongs to a class of monument once scattered in extraordinary numbers across the Irish landscape, the everyday defended homestead of a farming family, probably occupied somewhere between the sixth and twelfth centuries.

A univallate rath is the simplest version of the form, a single enclosing bank of earth rather than a more elaborate double or triple ring. Here the bank survives to a height of about 1.7 metres on the outer face and roughly 0.9 metres on the inner, with a base width of around five metres; modest dimensions, but enough to define a clear boundary between the domestic interior and the world outside. What is less expected is the presence of three separate openings: gaps to the north-east, south-east, and west, measuring three, two, and three metres respectively. Most raths are understood to have had a single entrance, usually facing east, so multiple gaps of this kind tend to prompt questions about later use, agricultural convenience, or structural change over time. The site sits on a rise, which would have given its occupants a good view of the surrounding area, a practical consideration for anyone keeping livestock or watching for movement across the townland.