That alignment is not accidental, or at least it rarely is with standing stones; these prehistoric markers, erected singly or in groups across Ireland from the Neolithic period onward, are frequently thought to encode astronomical, territorial, or ritual meaning, though what any individual stone was actually for remains a matter of considered guesswork.

What makes this particular stone quietly interesting is its profile. At the base it measures 0.7 metres across and 0.3 metres deep, relatively modest dimensions. But the stone widens as it rises, reaching 0.9 metres across at about 0.6 metres above ground level, before the sides climb vertically to a point at the western end. The effect is almost deliberate, a shape that broadens and then tapers, giving the stone a presence that a simple upright slab would lack. It sits in the townland of An Fhothrach Mhór, a name suggesting old, overgrown ground, and looks out over the valley below. The description comes from J. Cuppage's 1986 archaeological survey of the Corca Dhuibhne, the Dingle Peninsula, a systematic effort to document the extraordinary density of prehistoric and early medieval remains in this part of west Kerry.