The site sits on level ground near the narrow entrance to Lough Foyle, where workers laying an irrigation pipe for the golf course uncovered 24 worked flints. These stone tools, including cores, flakes and waste material from tool production, were found mostly intact in their original position within the shallow trench, with only a few scattered pieces on the surface nearby.

This discovery adds to a growing picture of Mesolithic life along this stretch of coastline. In the late 1990s, researchers recovered a much larger collection of stone tools from the intertidal zone at two small sandy coves just 100 and 250 metres to the east. These earlier finds date to the Earlier Mesolithic period, roughly 8,000 to 10,000 years ago, when hunter-gatherer groups first arrived in Ireland following the last Ice Age. The proximity of these sites suggests this area was repeatedly visited or occupied by these early inhabitants, likely drawn by the rich marine resources and sheltered coves.

Following proper protocol, Brian McNaught reported the 2019 discovery to the National Monuments Service and the National Museum of Ireland, where the artefacts are now housed for study and preservation. The find was catalogued by Jane O’Shaughnessy and uploaded to official records in October 2021, ensuring this small but significant piece of Ireland’s prehistoric past is properly documented for future research.