Neither is particularly tall, each rising to around 1.1 metres, and neither is especially refined in its construction. They are built in the drystone tradition, meaning without mortar, their roughly circular forms assembled from whatever stones the land gave up. Easy to walk past without a second glance, they belong to a category of monument that rewards a closer look.

These are penitential stations, structures associated with the practice of ritual prayer circuits, in which a devotee would move between fixed points, often stopping to kneel, recite prayers, or perform other acts of devotion. The practice is sometimes called a pattern, from the Irish word for patron saint, and such stations are typically found clustered around holy wells, which have served as sites of localised veneration in Ireland since long before the arrival of Christianity. Here, one pillar sits a few metres to the south-east of the well, and a second stands immediately to its north, positioned between the first and the water. The arrangement implies a deliberate sequence, a path from stone to stone to well, repeated by those seeking healing, forgiveness, or simply the accumulated sanctity of the place.