It consists of two major components, the Mount Horeb Site 1 and the Peter Village enclosure, and several smaller features including the Grimes Village site, Tarleton Mound, and Fisher Mound.

[2] This site is the center piece of the University of Kentucky's Adena Park and is located on a bank 75 feet (23 m) above Elkhorn Creek.

They discovered the postholes of a circular wooden structure on the platform, which Webb speculated was a ceremonial center for a nearby clan.

[3] In 1936 the site and 6 acres (2.4 hectares) were paid for through private donations and transferred to the Kentucky Archaeological Society.

It is currently owned and operated by the University of Kentucky as part of the Campus Recreation Department.