This site is located on a level piece of ground next to, and just above, the Grand-Pré marsh. Parks Canada archaeologists conducted excavations here during the summers of 1972-73. Archaeologists chose this location because of three visible features on the surface of the ground: a shallow depression (often indicating backfilled cellars), an adjacent low mound, and several large stones protruding through the surface.

The main archaeological feature discovered was a square pit, each side measuring 5m, with sides cut into the earth sloping at an angle of between 55 and 70 degrees to a flat base. The entire pit had been filled with stones and earth, but this material had subsided, leaving a depression at the surface. This pit was nearly 1m deep, and archaeologists discovered preserved wooden planks at its base.

Excavation of the low mound revealed a second feature: a collection of unmortared stones, measuring 2.5m N-S by 2.7m E-W. The first course of stones had been arranged to create a flat surface, while a second course created a horseshoe shape.

No other stone features were found, although many stones appear to have been thrown into the pit in an effort to fill it. The soil around this site contained numerous fragments of charcoal.

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