Though no visible traces remain today, the site sits halfway up a south-facing hillside in what is now poor pasture land in the townland of Braade Upper. The location was first documented in the Archaeological Survey of County Donegal, a comprehensive catalogue of the county’s archaeological heritage from prehistoric times through to the 17th century, compiled by Brian Lacey and his team in 1983.

Archaeological investigation of the site took place in 2002 when pre-construction testing was required for planning permission to restore a ruined building and construct an extension. The proposed development sat squarely in the middle of what records suggested was an enclosure site, though nothing could be seen on the surface. Archaeologist Mary Henry, working under excavation licence 02E1738, opened four test trenches across the area to search for any subsurface remains of the purported fort or enclosure.

Despite the enduring local memory of fortifications at this spot, the excavations revealed no archaeological features whatsoever. The complete absence of subsurface evidence suggests that either the enclosure was entirely removed through centuries of agricultural activity, or perhaps the local tradition conflated this location with another nearby site. Such phantom monuments are not uncommon in Irish folklore, where place names and stories often outlive the physical structures they once described, leaving only whispers of the past in the collective memory of rural communities.