The one at Gortalicka, in County Kerry, occupies a level area of cutaway bog, that distinctive terrain left behind after centuries of peat extraction, where the land sits lower than it once did and a certain openness takes over. It is a modest stone by most measures, just one metre tall, but its geometry is what sets it apart: diamond-shaped when viewed from above, rectangular in profile, and oriented along a northeast to southwest axis, a directional alignment seen at many prehistoric standing stones across Ireland and often associated, though not conclusively, with astronomical or ritual significance.

The stone measures 0.55 metres across and 0.37 metres deep, making it a compact but deliberate presence in an otherwise flat and featureless stretch of ground. Its precise date of erection is unknown, as is the case with the vast majority of Irish standing stones, which are notoriously difficult to date without associated finds or excavation. They belong broadly to the prehistoric period, most likely the Neolithic or Bronze Age, and are thought to have served various purposes across different sites, from territorial markers to focal points for ceremony. What makes the Gortalicka example quietly interesting is the combination of its unusual diamond plan and its bog setting, the surrounding cutaway having been worked over time in a way that has almost certainly altered the immediate landscape around the stone, leaving it more exposed and isolated than it would originally have appeared.