The site, nestled at the base of a valley near Donegal Bay with a stream running along its southern edge, revealed what appears to be a wooden trackway dating to approximately AD 420 to 660. The discovery came to light during testing under excavation licence 04E0012, alongside evidence of a possible pit burial and a chert knapping site where prehistoric peoples once crafted stone tools.

The most fascinating find lies beneath the peat bog that now covers the western portion of the field. Between 0.7 and 0.9 metres below the current ground level, archaeologists discovered significant quantities of brushwood, with timber pieces measuring 4 to 7 centimetres in diameter. The arrangement of these wooden remains suggests deliberate placement; many pieces were positioned lengthways in an east-west orientation, indicating they may have formed a trackway or causeway across what was once boggy or waterlogged terrain. The glacial subsoil slopes dramatically beneath the peat in this area, hinting that this location may have once been a lakeshore, making such a wooden pathway essential for traversing the marshy ground.

Analysis of the wood species revealed interesting details about the local environment and possibly even woodland management practices of the time. The majority of the timber was hazel (Corylus avellana), with willow (Salix spp.) and alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus Mill) also identified amongst the remains. These species typically grow on dryland fringes rather than in wet bog conditions, suggesting they were deliberately brought to the site. The hazel may have been harvested from nearby coppiced woodland, though whether this represents deliberate woodland management or simply the exploitation of naturally occurring coppice growth remains uncertain. Radiocarbon dating of hazel charcoal from the trackway places its construction firmly in the early medieval period, a time when such wooden pathways, known as toghers in Irish archaeology, were commonly built to connect communities and facilitate movement across Ireland’s extensive wetlands.