The area is enclosed by a D-shaped modern graveyard wall measuring 32.2 metres north to south and 18.3 metres east to west, though traces of older enclosing walls can still be spotted beneath. The site sits amongst rough pasture and rocky outcrops, a typical setting for such ancient religious locations in Ireland’s rugged northwest.

The star of this site is St. Connell’s Cross, a weathered stone slab standing 1.57 metres tall just west of the graveyard. This crude cross-shaped monument, oriented east to west, widens from 32 centimetres at its base to 65 centimetres where the arms extend, before tapering to 26 centimetres at the top. Its most distinctive feature appears on the south face: a thin incised Latin cross with a circle at its centre, decorated with T-bar terminals at the top and base, whilst two bars cross the arms near their ends. This design element suggests connections to early Irish Christian artistic traditions, though the exact date of the cross remains uncertain.

Time and the harsh Atlantic weather have not been kind to St. Connell’s Cross. Since it was first properly documented by Crozier and Lowry-Corry in 1938, the erosion has accelerated significantly, particularly at the centre where the carved design has begun flaking away. The site forms part of County Donegal’s rich tapestry of field antiquities, which span from the Mesolithic period through to the 17th century, as catalogued in the comprehensive Archaeological Survey of County Donegal compiled by Brian Lacey and his team in 1983.