That detail, the complete absence of any identifiable original entrance, is perhaps the most quietly puzzling thing about this particular rath. Ringforts of this type are among the most common archaeological features in the Irish landscape, typically dating from the early medieval period, roughly the fifth to the twelfth centuries, and understood as the enclosed farmsteads of farming families or local lords. Most retain at least a hint of a gap in their banks where a entrance once stood. Here, none can be found.

The earthwork itself is modest in scale. A roughly circular interior about 17.4 metres across is defined by an inner bank, still standing to around half a metre on its interior face, with a fosse, that is, a ditch, running outside it to a width of approximately five metres. Beyond that lies an outer bank, slightly wider at around 5.5 metres and reaching about 0.65 metres on its exterior face. This double-bank arrangement, with a fosse between the two, places it among the more elaborately defended examples of its class, a configuration sometimes associated with higher-status enclosures, though the relatively modest dimensions here suggest something closer to a prosperous farmstead than a seat of regional power. The banks survive best on the northern and north-western arc, with the inner bank traceable from south to north.