This circular monument, measuring six metres across its interior, consists of a raised central area surrounded by a defensive ditch, or fosse, with an outer earthen bank encircling the entire structure. A causeway cuts through the western side of the fosse, providing the original entrance to this prehistoric site, whilst the interior ground remains notably uneven, perhaps disturbed by centuries of weathering or past excavations.

Ring-barrows like this one typically date from the Bronze Age through to the early Iron Age, roughly 2500 BCE to 500 CE, and were primarily used for burial purposes. The raised central platform would have once held cremated remains or inhumations, whilst the surrounding ditch and bank served both practical and symbolic purposes; marking the sacred space and protecting it from the outside world. What makes this particular example noteworthy is its position in relation to two other archaeological sites nearby, identified as DG107-023003 and DG107-023002, suggesting this area held special significance for ancient communities who returned here repeatedly to bury their dead or conduct ritual activities.

The site was formally documented in the Archaeological Survey of County Donegal, compiled by Brian Lacey and his team in 1983, which catalogued the county’s field antiquities from the Mesolithic period through to the 17th century. Though relatively small and unassuming compared to Ireland’s grander monuments, this ring-barrow offers a tangible connection to the people who once inhabited this corner of Donegal, their beliefs about death and the afterlife, and their careful attention to landscape and place in their burial practices.