The site consists of at least three rectangular house foundations, their outlines still visible as earthworks in the ground, each accompanied by what would have been small garden plots where families grew their own vegetables and perhaps kept a few chickens or pigs. These domestic spaces appear to have been built around the same time as a corrugated roof building that still stands to the east of the site, a structure that likely served as either a communal building or perhaps belonged to a slightly more prosperous family.

The arrangement of these houses and their associated field system suggests this was once a thriving clustered settlement, typical of rural Ireland in the 1800s. Rather than the scattered individual farmsteads you might see elsewhere, the families here chose to live close together, possibly for mutual support, shared labour during harvest time, or simply for the comfort of having neighbours nearby. The garden plots would have been essential for survival, providing potatoes, cabbages, and other hardy vegetables that could withstand the Atlantic weather.

Today, these earthworks offer a tangible connection to the people who once called this place home; farmers, labourers, and their families who worked the land and navigated the challenges of 19th century rural life. The site was documented by archaeologist Caimin O’Brien in 2010, ensuring that even as nature slowly reclaims these foundations, their story remains part of Ireland’s historical record.