The eastern half of this ancient settlement is naturally bounded by a wall and stream, whilst the remaining perimeter consists of a grassed-over drystone wall that has mellowed into the landscape over centuries. The site sits on undulating pasture dotted with rock outcrops, with Martin’s Lough visible just to the south-southeast.

Within the enclosure, several low internal walls divide the space, suggesting different areas for various activities that would have taken place in this religious community. The southwest sector contains the foundations of two subcircular structures that offer tantalising glimpses into the site’s past. The southern building appears to have had its entrance facing south-southeast, whilst its northern neighbour opened to the northeast; a deliberate arrangement that may have held spiritual or practical significance for the site’s inhabitants.

These remains represent one of many early Christian sites scattered across Donegal’s countryside, where monastic communities once lived, worked and prayed in relative isolation. The proximity to Martin’s Lough would have provided the settlement with a reliable water source, essential for both daily life and the ritual practices of early Irish Christianity. Though now reduced to foundations and low walls, the site continues to tell the story of Ireland’s transition to Christianity and the establishment of religious communities that shaped the cultural landscape of medieval Donegal.