What makes it quietly unusual is its form: a raised circular area, measuring roughly eleven metres east to west and fifteen metres north to south, set apart from the surrounding ground by that slight but deliberate edge. The shape and the elevation suggest this is no accidental clearing.

The site was already recorded as a burial ground on the Ordnance Survey six-inch map of 1842, which means it was sufficiently recognised at that point to be worth naming, even if nothing further was committed to paper about its origins or use. Circular raised enclosures of this kind in rural Ireland often have long and layered histories; some began as early medieval ecclesiastical sites, others as family or parish burial grounds that fell out of use as populations shifted or formal graveyards took over. At Furkeal, the interior is now overgrown, but some grave markers remain visible within the scrub, which suggests burials of a relatively recent historical period alongside whatever older use the enclosure may once have served.

The site sits in scrub, which means any visit requires patience and a tolerance for rough ground. The grave markers inside are the clearest indication of what lies beneath the vegetation, though the enclosing scarp itself is the most legible feature from the outside.