Though nothing remains above ground today, this spot once hosted a substantial subcircular enclosure, carefully documented on the 1st and 2nd editions of the Ordnance Survey 6-inch maps. The site, perched on fertile land with commanding views of the surrounding countryside, reveals its true nature only through aerial photography.

A 1998 aerial photograph from the St. Joseph collection captured what the ground no longer shows: the ghostly outline of the ancient enclosure, complete with internal divisions that hint at organised spaces within. Even more intriguing, the photograph revealed a second, slightly smaller subcircular enclosure attached to the northern side of the main structure, suggesting this was once a complex of connected spaces rather than a single isolated feature.

These enclosures, catalogued as DG054-008 in the Archaeological Survey of County Donegal, represent just one of many hidden archaeological sites scattered across the county. The survey, compiled in 1983 by Brian Lacey and his team, documented field antiquities spanning from the Mesolithic period to the 17th century, preserving knowledge of sites like this one that might otherwise be forgotten. While the earthworks have long since been ploughed flat and returned to farmland, their imprint on the landscape endures in historical maps and aerial surveys; a reminder that beneath Ireland’s green fields lie countless stories waiting to be discovered.