It has a commanding view and is 220 metres (720 ft) north west of the Church of St Michael and All Angels.

It has a flat, oval summit which measures 19.9 metres (65 ft) from north west to south east and 12 metres (39 ft) from south west to north east.

[1] On the opening of a barrow in 1828, some ancient coins were dug up.

[2] The village of Leafield itself is very old and was established by at least the 11th century, but there are few medieval remains and these are limited to features in houses that were later extensively rebuilt.

[3] This would mean that there could have been a castle guarding over the village from the 11th century onwards.