The well itself sits within an earthen mound, and just southwest of it lies a small portable basin stone, its weathered surface bearing a shallow depression measuring 23 centimetres across and 9 centimetres deep. This modest stone basin likely served pilgrims who came to collect the well’s sacred waters, a practical feature that speaks to the site’s long history of religious use.

The well’s significance to the local community was captured by the folklorist Ó Muirgheasa in 1936, who noted that the site was still remembered by ‘the pious people around there’ and continued to be a destination for stations, the traditional Irish practice of prayers and rituals performed at holy sites. These stations would have seen pilgrims moving through prescribed prayers whilst circling the well, often barefoot as an act of penance or devotion; a practice that connected them to countless generations who had done the same before them.

Like many Irish holy wells, this site bridges the pre-Christian and Christian eras, with St. Conall’s name attached to what was likely an ancient sacred spring. The Archaeological Survey of County Donegal, compiled in 1983, formally documented the site’s features, ensuring that both its physical remains and cultural significance would be preserved for future generations. Today, whilst the crowds of pilgrims may have dwindled, the well and its basin stone remain as tangible links to Ireland’s rich tradition of sacred landscapes and folk religious practice.