This early ecclesiastical settlement dates back possibly as far as the 7th century, and despite recent extensions, it remains an active burial ground. The site underwent restoration work around 1968, which helped preserve and display its remarkable collection of medieval stone monuments.

At the heart of the graveyard stand the ruins of an old church, accompanied by a holy well that has likely served pilgrims for over a millennium. During the 1968 restoration, workers transformed a grassy rectangular mound near the church’s south wall into a carefully constructed stone cairn. The flat top of this cairn now serves as an open-air gallery of sorts, paved with historic graveslabs. Among these stones, visitors can spot six upright slabs decorated with cruciform designs, one featuring a carved human figure, and three that remain mysteriously uninscribed. The cairn itself incorporates three recumbent cross-slabs into its structure, whilst five others rest unfixed on its surface.

The collection includes twelve additional graveslabs arranged on the cairn; one dates to the late 19th century, whilst the others are plain and uninscribed, with several displaying the distinctive trapezoidal shape common to early Irish grave markers. Of particular note is a broken slab measuring 95cm by 24cm, which bears a simple grooved cross on its eastern face. These weathered stones, some over a thousand years old, offer a tangible connection to the generations of Irish Christians who have worshipped and been laid to rest at this peaceful spot overlooking the Swilly valley.