This circular stone enclosure, measuring approximately 14 metres in diameter, tells a story of continuous human use spanning centuries. Though time and weather have taken their toll, the eastern half of the site still preserves sections of its original stone wall, which has been rebuilt in places to stand about a metre high. The western portion is less intact, marked only by a semi-circular scatter of stones that hints at the structure’s former completeness.

What makes this particular cashel intriguing is its transformation over time from a defensive homestead to a burial ground. The interior space, once likely home to a farming family during the early medieval period, now presents an uneven surface dotted with clusters of stones; evidence of its later use as a local cemetery. This practice of repurposing ancient sites for burial was relatively common in rural Ireland, where communities maintained connections to places their ancestors had inhabited for generations.

The cashel was first properly documented during the Archaeological Survey of County Donegal, conducted by Brian Lacey and his team in 1983. Their work, which catalogued field antiquities from the Mesolithic period through to the 17th century, helps us understand sites like this one that might otherwise be overlooked in the landscape. Today, whilst cattle graze the surrounding fields and rushes grow thick in the damp soil, this modest stone circle continues to mark a place where Irish families once lived, defended their livestock, and eventually laid their dead to rest.