It is the second highest fort in Scotland and its main feature is its well-preserved vitrified wall which encloses an area of approximately 100 m by 30 m, 0.3 hectares.

[4] The vitrified fort is the centre of a settlement within another rampart which encloses a much larger area of some 7 hectares.

[6] In the nearby valley, the Pictish image of Rhynie Man on a standing stone has been found on Barflat farm.

A post-Roman settlement has been discovered in the valley, with evidence for the consumption of wine from the Mediterranean, the use of glass vessels from western France, and intensive metalwork production.

This is interpreted as signs of high social status, possibly with royal connections.