This small, irregular island of earth, measuring roughly 15 metres across and standing less than a metre high, sits within an extensive area of cut-away bog. What makes it remarkable are the dozens of stones embedded in its faces; around 50 small stones, each no larger than half a metre, are visible in the northeast side, with another 30 or so appearing in the northwest face. More stones lie scattered across the bog floor for several metres around the mound, yet curiously, no other bog banks in the area contain any stones at all.

Local tradition offers two competing explanations for this unusual feature. According to one account, this marks the burial ground for soldiers who fell during a major battle fought here in 1435 between the O’Neill and O’Donnell clans, two of Ulster’s most powerful Gaelic families. The stones, in this telling, serve as grave markers for the fallen warriors. Another local source, however, suggests the site served as a cillín, a children’s burial ground typically used for unbaptised infants who couldn’t be interred in consecrated ground.

The archaeological evidence remains inconclusive, though the concentration of stones in this single location, amidst an otherwise stone-free landscape, certainly suggests human activity rather than natural deposition. Whether marking a battlefield cemetery or a more intimate burial ground for the community’s youngest members, the site stands as a poignant reminder of the layers of history embedded in Ireland’s boglands, compiled by researcher Patrick F. O’Donovan in 2013.