A cairn is essentially a mound of stones, often raised over a prehistoric burial or used as a territorial or ceremonial marker, and this one measures 13.3 metres in diameter and stands around a metre high. That modest height speaks to how thoroughly the vegetation has claimed it; what was once a deliberate and probably imposing feature of the landscape is now heavily overgrown, its original profile softened almost beyond recognition.

The structure itself belongs to a tradition of monument-building that stretches back through the Bronze Age and beyond, when upland summits were frequently chosen as locations for cairns, perhaps because of their visibility across the surrounding countryside, or their proximity to something less easily defined. What makes this particular example quietly interesting is a detail noted during survey: some of the smaller stones visible on top may have been added relatively recently, suggesting the site has not been entirely left alone. Whether those additions reflect a folk impulse to contribute to an ancient pile, or something more pragmatic, is not recorded.