Within it sit the remains of a clochán (a dry-stone beehive hut of early medieval origin), a cross-slab, and something that may or may not be a souterrain, which is an underground stone-lined passage, typically used in early medieval Ireland for storage or refuge. A second cross-slab was recorded at the site in 1912, and two quernstones, the paired grinding stones used for milling grain, were found here at some point, though their current whereabouts are unknown. A further cross-slab stands in a field fence roughly 45 metres to the south-east, just far enough away to feel like a loose thread.

The souterrain itself is the site's central puzzle. Local tradition, passed on to the researcher Curran, held that an underground passage once led directly to the clochán. Both Curran and the archaeologist Macalister identified a stony ridge, roughly 5.4 metres long, as its probable remains. This feature carried several local names: Leaba Mhic Donn, Leaba Dháire, and Leacht Dháire, all pointing to an association with the figure of Daire Donn, a name rooted in early Irish legendary tradition. The difficulty is that nobody has been able to confirm precisely which element of the site these names and that interpretation actually refer to. Macalister's plan suggests the ridge may correspond instead to the remains of a dividing wall shown on the first edition of the Ordnance Survey map. A low stony ridge, no more than 35 centimetres high, connects the western end of this feature to the clochán. Near the centre of the ridge, two stones are set on edge in an east-west alignment; they may be grave markers, or they may be structural remnants of a burial, but the question remains open. The site sits within what is known as the Calluragh burial ground, An Cheallúnach, a name suggesting a long continuity of sacred use in this corner of Corca Dhuibhne.