Positioned on a gentle west-facing slope that overlooks the scenic Ballyness Strand, this area of pasture land holds archaeological significance despite its unremarkable appearance. The burial ground’s existence is notably absent from the 2nd and 3rd editions of the Ordnance Survey 6-inch maps, suggesting it had already faded from local memory or visible recognition by the time these surveys were conducted.

Archaeological monitoring carried out in January 2001 revealed the site’s simple stratigraphy; topsoil and sod covering compact yellow-brown sand and bedrock. When excavations were undertaken for a proposed dwelling house, access road and sewage treatment plant, archaeologists found nothing of significance beneath the surface, indicating that any burials or associated features either lie elsewhere on the site or have been lost to time and agricultural activity. This absence of findings during modern development work adds another layer of mystery to the burial ground’s history.

The site was first documented in the Archaeological Survey of County Donegal, compiled by Brian Lacey and his team in 1983, which catalogued field antiquities from the Mesolithic Period through to the 17th century. Their work, later revised and updated, represents one of the most comprehensive archaeological surveys of the county. Today, visitors to Killult would find it difficult to discern any evidence of the burial ground’s existence, yet its documented presence serves as a reminder of how many ancient sites across Ireland exist only in historical records, their physical traces long since absorbed back into the pastoral landscapes they once marked.