Known locally as ‘The Fort’, this oval enclosure once measured approximately 25 metres north to south and 15 metres east to west, as documented in early Ordnance Survey maps from the 19th century. Today, only its western half survives, presenting visitors with a 14-metre stretch of outer wall facing that hints at the structure’s original defensive purpose.

The site occupies level ground with the land rising towards the northeast, a strategic position that would have offered its inhabitants both visibility and drainage advantages. Modern field fences now cut across much of the original footprint, obscuring the full extent of what was once a complete circular or oval fortification. These cashels, built with dry stone walls rather than earthen banks, were typical dwelling places for prosperous farming families during the early medieval period, roughly from the 5th to 12th centuries.

Archaeological surveys conducted in the early 1980s documented this site as part of a comprehensive catalogue of Donegal’s field antiquities, tracing human activity in the region from the Mesolithic period through to the 17th century. While time and agriculture have taken their toll on The Fort, the surviving western wall section remains an important piece of physical evidence for understanding how communities lived, farmed, and defended themselves in medieval Ireland. Its location on wet grazing land suggests the area has maintained its agricultural character for centuries, with modern farming practices continuing where ancient inhabitants once kept their livestock.