Rising to 1.75 metres, with a width of 1.25 metres and a thickness of 0.83 metres, it has a roughly rectangular cross-section, more like a broad, blunt blade than the tapered finger-shapes associated with many prehistoric standing stones. The material itself is worth noting: shale, a fine-grained sedimentary rock that splits into layers, would have required some care to work into a stable upright form without it fracturing along its natural planes.

Standing stones are among the most enigmatic survivals of prehistoric Ireland. Their precise purposes remain debated, with theories ranging from territorial markers and burial monuments to astronomical alignments and ritual gathering points. What is consistent across many examples is their relationship with the landscape, and this one is no exception. It sits on a pronounced slope with open views stretching east, while higher ground rises to the west. Whether that orientation was deliberate or simply reflected where suitable stone and workable ground coincided is impossible to say now, but the positioning gives the stone a clear visual relationship with the horizon that would not have been accidental to the people who erected it.