Flat-topped and gently proportioned, measuring roughly fifteen metres by nearly twelve at its base and rising only between half a metre and a metre in height, it is the kind of feature that a walker might cross without a second thought. But look more closely and the details become interesting: a shallow central hollow, the western edge irregular rather than smoothly rounded, and a clear area in the north-western sector where material has been removed.

The cairn was recorded by T. Coffey and its dimensions are precise enough to suggest careful observation: the flat upper surface measures approximately 11.3 metres north to south and 8.8 metres east to west, with the central hollow running about two metres across and dipping to roughly 0.4 metres deep. A cairn, in this context, is simply a deliberate accumulation of stones, and the category covers everything from prehistoric burial monuments to far more prosaic agricultural heaps. The official assessment leans towards the latter possibility, noting that this may be a field-clearance cairn, the kind built up over generations as farmers dragged loose stones from the surrounding land to make ploughing or grazing easier. That interpretation is not certain, though, and the flat top and relatively regular form leave the question open. The missing material from the north-west, whether robbed out for building or simply disturbed over time, adds to the ambiguity.