This is a rath, the commonest type of early medieval enclosure in Ireland, typically built as a farmstead surrounded by earthen defences, and this particular example is a substantial one. Its interior diameter runs to roughly 45 to 50 metres, with the overall monument stretching to around 70 metres across.

The structure follows the classic rath arrangement: a raised interior enclosed by a wide earthen bank, then a fosse (a broad defensive ditch), and beyond that a low outer bank set some 5 to 7 metres further out. What lifts this example slightly above the ordinary is the causewayed entrance in the south-east sector, where a deliberate crossing was left across the fosse to allow passage into the enclosure. South-east and east-facing entrances are common in Irish ringforts, possibly for practical reasons related to shelter or morning light, and their consistency across thousands of sites suggests a shared cultural logic rather than coincidence. The earthworks here are well-preserved in outline, even if the monument itself is now heavily colonised by vegetation.