Ringforts, the circular enclosed settlements that dot the Irish countryside and date mainly from the early medieval period, occasionally incorporate older standing stones, though whether by deliberate reuse or simple coincidence of location is rarely easy to determine. Here, the pairing of two slabs within a single enclosure adds a further layer of ambiguity.

The site appears on the 1911 edition of the Ordnance Survey six-inch map, labelled simply as 'Standing Stone', suggesting the slabs were already a recognised local landmark by that point, even if their precise origins and purpose had long since been forgotten. The map marking also implies the stones were visible and upright at that date, which is more than can be said for many such monuments across the country. Beyond that cartographic snapshot, the historical record here is sparse, and the stones keep their own counsel on the question of who raised them and why.