A rath, to use the Irish term, was a farmstead enclosed by one or more earthen banks, typically occupied between roughly the fifth and twelfth centuries. This one measures about 24 metres across, a modest size, and was originally defined by two concentric banks with a fosse, or ditch, running between them.

The site has suffered considerably over time. The outer bank has disappeared almost entirely along the western and northern sides, leaving only fragments of the original enclosure standing to full profile. What gives the site an additional point of interest is a rectangular hollow in the north-western quadrant of the interior, roughly seven metres long and oriented on a north-east to south-west axis. This feature has been identified as a possible souterrain, an underground stone-lined passage or chamber of the kind commonly associated with early medieval settlement in Ireland, likely used for storage or as a place of refuge. The combination of a partially surviving double-bank enclosure and a probable souterrain places this small earthwork within a well-recognised class of rural archaeology, even if the individual site is far from dramatic in appearance.