This ancient earthwork appeared on the second edition of the Ordnance Survey 6-inch map, marking its presence on what was then cultivated farmland. Today, no visible trace remains of this prehistoric monument, leaving only cartographic evidence of its former existence.

These types of enclosures, typically dating from the Bronze Age through to the early medieval period, were common features across the Irish countryside. They often served as defended farmsteads, ritual sites, or livestock enclosures, with their circular earthen banks and ditches creating distinct boundaries in the landscape. The Kildoney Glebe example would have been part of this broader pattern of settlement and land use that characterised rural Ireland for millennia.

The disappearance of such monuments through agricultural improvement and land cultivation is unfortunately common throughout Ireland. What makes this site particularly intriguing is that it was substantial enough to warrant inclusion on detailed Ordnance Survey mapping, yet has been so thoroughly erased that modern visitors would find no hint of its existence. This information comes from the comprehensive Archaeological Survey of County Donegal, compiled by Brian Lacey and colleagues in 1983, which catalogued the county’s archaeological heritage from the Mesolithic period through to the 17th century.