The church site, catalogued as DG073-029001, appeared on both the second and third editions of the OS 6-inch maps, whilst the burial ground (DG073-029003) was noted just to the south-southeast on the second edition. Today, visitors to this remote spot will find no visible traces of either structure; time and the elements have reclaimed what once stood here.

The absence of physical remains makes this site all the more intriguing for those interested in Donegal’s ecclesiastical past. Whilst the church and graveyard have vanished from the landscape, St. Shanaghan’s well continues to mark the area’s religious significance. Located a short distance south-southeast of where the church once stood, this holy well, recorded as DG073-029002 in archaeological surveys, serves as the sole surviving link to the site’s sacred heritage.

This information comes from the comprehensive Archaeological Survey of County Donegal, compiled by Brian Lacey and his team in 1983. The survey, which documents field antiquities from the Mesolithic period through to the 17th century, provides one of the few records of these lost structures. For historians and archaeologists, sites like Loughros Church represent the countless small religious foundations that once dotted the Irish countryside, serving local communities before disappearing into memory and map references.