This circular earthwork consists of a raised bank made from earth and stone that once enclosed a protected settlement area. Today, nature has reclaimed much of the site; dense trees and bushes have grown over the earthen banks, creating a green mound that blends into the surrounding landscape.

The fort's location wasn't chosen by chance; it occupies good agricultural land along the valley slope, suggesting this was once a prosperous farmstead. Ringforts like this one at Ardeskin were the most common type of settlement in early medieval Ireland, typically dating from around 500 to 1200 AD. These circular enclosures served as fortified homesteads for farming families, with the raised banks providing both defence and a clear statement of land ownership.

While the undergrowth makes it difficult to fully appreciate the site's original form today, the surviving earthworks still trace out the distinctive circular pattern that characterises these monuments. Thousands of similar ringforts dot the Irish countryside, each one a reminder of how our ancestors organised their communities and worked the land over a millennium ago. The Ardeskin example, though overgrown, remains an authentic piece of Donegal's archaeological heritage, documented as part of the county's comprehensive survey of field antiquities.