That detail alone sets this site apart from many of its counterparts: a burial monument placed deliberately at the heart of a circle, suggesting a layering of ritual purpose that archaeologists are still working to understand. Boulder burials are a distinctively Irish monument type, consisting of a large capstone resting directly on the ground or on small supporting stones, typically covering a cremation deposit. Finding one placed centrally within a stone circle points to either a deliberate act of association between two monument traditions, or a long sequence of use at a single significant spot.

The circle sits on a west-facing slope near the northern end of the Coomhola valley, a quiet and narrow stretch of landscape in County Cork. Of the stones that once formed the ring, nine survive, five of them now lying prostrate. The original count was probably eleven, though thirteen has been proposed as a less likely alternative. The surviving orthostats, the upright or formerly upright structural stones, range from around 0.8 to 1.3 metres in length and stand up to roughly 0.9 metres high, giving the monument a modest but legible footprint of approximately 8 metres in diameter. The circle also contains a considerable amount of fill, meaning the interior has accumulated material over the centuries, which may obscure further detail about its original form or contents. The site was documented by Seán Ó Nualláin in 1984, as part of his systematic survey of Cork stone circles.