The site holds more than just graves; scattered throughout are fragments of masonry rubble, the last physical remnants of a church that once stood here. While the building itself has long since vanished, its presence lingered on Ordnance Survey maps well into the 20th century, marked simply as ‘Church (site of)’.

The location carries an intriguing, if uncertain, historical footnote. Several historians, including Gwynn and Hadcock, have suggested this might be where Cistercian monks attempted to establish a foundation around 1194. The venture appears to have been remarkably brief; no substantial monastic buildings were ever constructed, leaving only tantalising hints of what might have been intended. Whether the monks encountered difficulties, found the location unsuitable, or were simply recalled elsewhere remains a mystery lost to time.

Today, the site offers little in the way of visible structures or architectural features, yet its position tells its own story. The fertile arable land surrounding the graveyard and the proximity to the river would have made this an attractive spot for religious settlement. The Archaeological Survey of County Donegal, compiled in 1983, formally documented these scattered remains, ensuring that even as nature reclaims the physical space, the historical record of this fleeting religious outpost endures.