The discovery came about through archaeological monitoring, a process required on development sites where there is potential for buried remains. As the topsoil was stripped back, several spreads of charcoal emerged across an area of approximately fifteen by fifteen metres, along with a number of small post-holes, which are the circular soil stains left by upright wooden posts, and a single pit. Post-holes of this kind typically indicate a timber structure of some kind, whether a dwelling, a working shelter, or an enclosure, though the evidence here is too fragmentary to say with confidence what form the building took. The charcoal suggests burning, either from hearths, from the clearance of vegetation, or from the destruction of earlier structures. Without further excavation or dating, it is not possible to assign the site to a particular period, but such assemblages of post-holes and burnt material are a reasonably common signature of early habitation across the Irish landscape.