First documented on the 1847-9 Ordnance Survey six-inch map, this enigmatic feature had completely vanished from the landscape by 1952. The site’s story is one of gradual disappearance; by the early 20th century, only two large boulders remained to mark where it once stood, according to the 1903 OS Name Book. Intriguingly, the surveyors initially described these as ‘standing stones’ before crossing out the phrase and replacing it with the more mundane ‘boulders’.

The most detailed account comes from Thomas Fagan, who visited the site between 1845 and 1848. He described what appeared to be a substantial grave measuring about 3.65 metres long and 0.9 metres wide, originally enclosed by large flag stones. By his visit, only two of these stones survived, standing nearly a metre high, 0.75 metres broad, and 0.3 metres thick. Local memory confirmed that the other stones had been removed in living memory, a common fate for ancient monuments that found themselves repurposed as building materials or cleared for agricultural use.

Whilst Fagan’s description suggests the possible remains of a megalithic tomb, archaeologists remain cautious about definitively classifying it as such. The evidence, though compelling, falls short of certainty; the site could have been a burial monument, but without more substantial archaeological proof, it remains officially unclassified. Today, nothing remains at the site to hint at its former presence, leaving only these historical accounts to preserve the memory of whatever ancient structure once stood in this corner of Donegal.