The area is home to a known souterrain, an underground passage typical of early medieval Ireland, but it’s what might be buried nearby that captures the imagination. According to records from the 1880s, local tradition spoke of a standing stone somewhere to the north or northeast of the souterrain, accompanied by an unusual cache of flint chips buried beside it.

The original account comes from Kinahan’s survey work in 1885-6, when he documented this tantalising piece of local knowledge. Despite his efforts, even then the exact location proved elusive; locals knew the story but couldn’t pinpoint where this stone and its accompanying flint deposit might be. The flint chips are particularly interesting, as they could represent anything from prehistoric tool-making debris to ritual deposits, though without finding them, their purpose remains pure speculation.

Modern archaeological surveys have fared no better in locating this mysterious stone and its flint companions. The Archaeological Survey of County Donegal, conducted in 1983, revisited many of Kinahan’s original sites but could find no trace of the standing stone or the buried flints. Whether the stone was removed, destroyed, or simply misremembered, or perhaps still lies hidden somewhere in the fields around Corkey, waiting to be rediscovered, remains an open question. The story serves as a reminder that Ireland’s archaeological landscape is constantly evolving, with features being lost to time, agriculture, and development, whilst local folklore preserves echoes of what once stood.