That last qualification matters. Unlike the tidy geometry of a stone circle or the clear alignment of a ceremonial avenue, these stones seem almost randomly distributed across the landscape, which is itself part of what makes the group so puzzling. The one exception is a single stone circle identified in Cullaun, but the rest offer no apparent system. They stand, or once stood, between roughly 0.9 and 1.8 metres in height, all cut from the same red sandstone or conglomerate, which at least suggests a common source and possibly a common purpose, if they are genuinely ancient.

When the Inspector of National Monuments surveyed the area in 1934 to 1936, he counted 221 stones still present across the two townlands, with 173 in Timoney Hills and 48 in Cullaun. Even then, losses were evident: by the time Stout's Archaeological Survey of Ikerrin was published in 1984, a total of 245 stones had been mapped, of which 70 had already been removed, along with five cairns, all now gone. The 1934 to 1936 survey also recorded that within one field alone, 12 stones were still upstanding while 23 had fallen or been laid flat. The inspector described the remaining group as "a most remarkable" collection, and his language carries a faint note of surprise, as though even he was not entirely sure what he was looking at. That uncertainty has not fully resolved itself. The stones sit within the landscaped estate of Timoney Park, which was associated with the Parker-Hutchinson family, and their position within a managed demesne has led some to question whether they are genuinely prehistoric monuments or whether they were arranged, moved, or augmented by estate owners with a taste for romantic antiquarianism. It is a question that has not been conclusively answered.