That absence of an entrance is one of the small puzzles this site presents. A rath, or ringfort, is a roughly circular enclosure defined by an earthen bank and ditch, built during the early medieval period in Ireland, typically between the fifth and twelfth centuries, and used as a defended farmstead. Thousands survive across the island in varying states of preservation, but each one retains its own particular character in the landscape.

This example is modest in scale: the enclosed area measures approximately 22 metres east to west and just under 21 metres north to south, making it a relatively small specimen of the type. The earthen bank defining the perimeter has a base width of four to five metres, and its height varies noticeably, rising from around 0.8 metres on the northern side to as much as 1.7 metres on the south. Outside the bank runs a rounded outer fosse, a shallow ditch that on the northern side reaches up to a metre in depth and six metres across at the top. What makes the arrangement more interesting is that this outer fosse does not remain a purely constructed feature throughout its circuit. To the north-east and south-east it merges with, or gives way to, a natural north-south stream, suggesting that whoever chose this location was deliberately incorporating the local drainage into the enclosure's defences. The fosse is not traceable at all on the south-west side, where the bank is at its tallest and may have been considered sufficient on its own. The interior and the bank itself are now covered in grass and scrub.