The Ordnance Survey’s 2nd and 3rd edition 6-inch maps from the late 19th and early 20th centuries marked this location as home to a ‘Standing Stone’, one of countless prehistoric monuments that dot the Irish countryside.

Today, visitors to the site will find a more modest scene than what once stood here. The original standing stone, measuring approximately 2.6 metres in length, was removed by the landowner during land reclamation work; a common fate for many archaeological features as farming practices modernised. The stone now lies horizontally, incorporated into a field boundary where it was identified by the same landowner who had repositioned it. However, not all has been lost; a smaller companion stone, standing roughly 0.95 metres high, remains upright in the same field, serving as a quiet sentinel to the area’s prehistoric past.

These details come from the comprehensive Archaeological Survey of County Donegal, compiled in 1983 by Brian Lacey and his team of archaeologists. The survey documented field antiquities spanning from the Mesolithic Period through to the 17th century, providing invaluable records of monuments like this one that might otherwise be forgotten as the landscape continues to evolve around them.