These sites, known locally as cillíní or calluraghs, were traditionally used for unbaptised infants, stillborn children, and sometimes those considered outside the bounds of consecrated ground. The practice reflects centuries of religious and social customs in rural Ireland, where formal church burial was denied to certain members of the community.

The site itself consists of a modest semi-circular enclosure bounded by a stone wall, sitting on level ground amongst occasional rock outcrops. Its simple construction and unassuming presence in the landscape is typical of these burial grounds, which were often established in marginal lands or ancient sacred sites. The good grazing land surrounding it suggests the area has long been used for agriculture, with the burial ground carefully preserved despite changes in land use over the centuries.

This particular calluragh was documented in the Archaeological Survey of County Donegal, compiled by Brian Lacey and his team in 1983; a comprehensive catalogue that recorded field antiquities from the Mesolithic period through to the 17th century. Like many similar sites across Ireland, it serves as a poignant reminder of how communities dealt with grief and loss outside official religious structures, creating their own sacred spaces for those they couldn’t forget, even if the church insisted they should.