The juxtaposition is not unusual in Ireland, where early ecclesiastical sites were often reused as parish graveyards for centuries, but at Tuogh the effect is particularly concentrated: the ruin and the living graveyard occupy the same modest sub-oval enclosure, roughly fifty metres across, as though time has simply folded in on itself.

The graveyard sits on elevated ground immediately south of a public road in the townland of Tuogh, in the barony of Owneybeg. The enclosing wall is mortared rough-hewn stone, standing to about 0.7 metres, ivy-covered and dilapidated in stretches, with cement block patching revealing the practical hand of whoever has kept it standing over the years. The church remains at the centre, also recorded separately as a distinct monument, and the earliest legible headstones date to the late eighteenth century. Clustered in the north-east and south-east quadrants are a group of vaulted tombs from the nineteenth century; vaulted tombs of this kind, built above or partially below ground with a barrel-shaped stone roof, were a favoured form for wealthier families during that period, and their grouping here in two distinct parts of the enclosure suggests deliberate arrangement, possibly by related families or local landowners. The site was documented by Denis Power and uploaded to the record in July 2013.

Access is directly from the public road, without any difficult approach. Because the graveyard remains in use and is maintained, the ground is generally navigable, though the wall's patched and uneven condition is worth noting if you plan to examine the perimeter closely. The vaulted tombs in the north-east and south-east sections reward a slow circuit of the enclosure, and the elevated position means the views outward, in all directions, give a clear sense of why an early religious community might have chosen this particular rise of ground.