Though no physical traces of this ancient cemetery remain today, its memory persists in local records and archaeological surveys. The site occupies what is now fairly good pasture land, with views stretching towards a sea inlet to the west-northwest; a location that would have offered both practical and spiritual significance to those who once used it as a final resting place for their dead.

The burial ground’s complete disappearance speaks to the complex relationship between Ireland’s archaeological heritage and its agricultural history. Many such sites across Donegal have been lost to centuries of farming, land clearance, and natural erosion, leaving only documentary evidence of their existence. Kilgole’s transformation from sacred ground to grazing land reflects broader patterns of landscape change throughout rural Ireland, where practical necessity often superseded preservation.

What we know of Kilgole comes primarily from the comprehensive Archaeological Survey of County Donegal, compiled in 1983 by Brian Lacey and his team of researchers. This survey, which catalogued field antiquities from the Mesolithic period through to the 17th century, serves as a crucial record for sites like Kilgole that exist now only in historical memory. While visitors today would find no headstones or church ruins to mark the spot, the burial ground remains part of Donegal’s rich archaeological tapestry; a reminder that not all history is visible to the eye.