It stands 1.76 metres tall, tapering as it rises, and comes to a point at its eastern end. Oriented east to west, it is roughly rectangular in plan and relatively slender, measuring just 0.87 metres by 0.3 metres at its base. Standing stones like this one are among the most enigmatic monuments in the Irish landscape; erected most commonly during the Bronze Age, they survive without written explanation, their original purpose lost to time and open to debate. Ritual, boundary-marking, and commemoration have all been proposed, and no single answer has stuck.

What makes this particular stone quietly interesting is its material and its setting. Sandstone is not the rock underfoot here; the summit of the hill is dominated by limestone outcrop, which breaks through the surface in places across the top of the hill. Someone carried or dragged this sandstone block to a spot where it plainly did not originate. Around the base of the standing stone, a few smaller stones appear to have served as packing stones, wedged in to keep the upright stable, and there are two further stones at the north-west and north-east base, each around 0.4 to 0.6 metres in size. Whether these are remnants of a more elaborate arrangement or simply incidental is not clear. The hilltop commands extensive views in all directions across the undulating Tipperary countryside, which may or may not have been part of whatever intention lay behind its placement here.