A standing stone occupying a clearing within a coniferous plantation is an unusual thing. The trees press in on all sides, the light is filtered and dim, and then suddenly there is this ancient upright block in what feels like a manufactured gap, as though the forest has politely stepped back. The stone on Broemountain in County Waterford sits in precisely that situation, on the east-facing slope of a col, the saddle-shaped depression of land that runs between Dyrick Hill roughly 500 metres to the south-east and a north-south spur about 350 metres to the north-west.

The stone itself is conglomerate, a rock composed of rounded fragments cemented together into a rough whole, and it has a rectangular cross-section measuring around 0.7 metres by 0.25 to 0.5 metres. It stands 1.8 metres high and is oriented along a north-east to south-west axis. Standing stones of this kind are prehistoric monuments, erected for purposes that remain genuinely unclear, though alignment, territorial marking, and ritual use have all been proposed at various times. The top of this particular stone has been damaged at some point, so whatever its original profile, it is now somewhat reduced. Beyond that, the record is sparse. No associated finds, no documented folklore, no named builder. Just a large shaped stone placed with some deliberate intention on a hillside that has since been swallowed by commercial forestry.