These ringforts were built in their thousands across the Irish countryside, but each one carries its own particular character in the way it has weathered, been altered, or survived. This example is roughly 47 metres across from north to south, enclosed by a bank of earth and stone that still stands to around 1.1 metres in height where it has not been worn down. Along the northeastern to southern arc, the bank has been levelled almost entirely, most likely by agricultural clearance over the centuries.

The site has been considerably disturbed, and what survives gives only a partial picture of its original form. What makes it somewhat unusual within the interior is the presence of a separate mound of earth and stone on the eastern side, measuring 10 metres wide and 1.3 metres high. Internal mounds like this within ringforts are not common, and their purpose is rarely straightforward to interpret. They may represent the collapsed remains of a structure, a deliberately raised platform, or the accumulated spoil of later digging and clearance. Without excavation it is difficult to say more, and this one has not, as far as the available record indicates, been subject to any formal investigation. The surrounding place name, Rathkelly, preserves the word rath directly, suggesting the enclosure was recognised and named long before any modern survey took notice of it.