It is an unremarkable sight to pass without context, but within living memory it was not alone. According to the landowner, two further stones stood here until around 1945, making this the survivor of what was once a small group.

The remaining stone measures 1.12 metres in height and 1.22 metres across at its widest point, tapering to around 55 centimetres at its narrowest. Its triangular profile and deliberate east-west orientation suggest it was placed with some intention, as many prehistoric standing stones, which are upright monoliths erected most commonly during the Bronze Age, appear to follow astronomical or landscape alignments. The southward views from the site are described as commanding, which fits a pattern seen elsewhere in West Cork, where such stones tend to occupy elevated or open ground with wide sightlines. What happened to the other two stones around 1945 is unrecorded; they may have been removed during agricultural work, a fate that has quietly reduced countless prehistoric monuments across Ireland.