The central structure consists of a modest, roughly square chamber measuring approximately 3.4 by 3.7 metres internally, its walls now reduced to grass-covered stone footings standing just 40 centimetres high. These foundations, about 1.2 metres thick, sit at the heart of a circular stone enclosure, or cashel, which spans 13.1 metres in diameter. The enclosing wall, though poorly preserved, still shows traces of its original construction; low upright stones mark where both inner and outer faces were once carefully built up with stone revetment.

The space between the central hut and the cashel’s perimeter wall measures 2.6 metres wide, creating a protected courtyard area around the dwelling. Closer examination reveals additional internal walls radiating from the central structure, suggesting either a second hut or perhaps a subdivided courtyard arrangement, though dense thorn bushes obscuring part of the site make full assessment challenging. The cashel’s outer wall survives mainly as a low earthen bank mixed with stone, standing only 20 centimetres high but maintaining its thickness of 1.2 metres.

This monument forms part of a cluster of four similar structures located near Dunkineely, with an extensive ancient field system visible just 10 metres to the west. The site’s elevated position would have offered its inhabitants excellent visibility across the surrounding countryside whilst providing shelter from the Atlantic weather. First documented by archaeologist Caimin O’Brien in 2010, these remains offer a tangible connection to the domestic lives of Donegal’s early inhabitants, their simple stone dwellings enduring as subtle marks on the landscape thousands of years after their builders departed.