The site sits within what archaeologists classify as an ecclesiastical enclosure, a sacred boundary that would have marked this spot as holy ground for centuries. Though the physical structures have long since vanished, the place retains an air of sanctity that speaks to its religious significance in early Irish Christianity.

When the antiquarian McDevitt visited in 1865, he found what he described as ‘a pretty dell’ containing the grass-covered foundations of an ancient chapel, alongside a holy well associated with St. Columcille. The well, which still exists today, would have served as both a practical water source and a site of pilgrimage and veneration. Such wells were integral to early Irish religious sites, often predating Christianity itself before being adopted and sanctified by the new faith.

Today, visitors to Disert will find no visible remains of the church that once stood here; time and nature have reclaimed the stones that once formed its walls. The ecclesiastical enclosure itself, however, can still be traced in the landscape, a subtle reminder of the sacred boundaries that medieval Christians drew around their holy places. These enclosures typically contained not just churches but also dwellings for clergy, burial grounds, and the essential holy wells that sustained both body and spirit.