This curious feature sits at the base of a low rocky cliff face, forming an approximately D-shaped enclosure that measures just over 5 metres east to west and about 3.25 metres north to south. The straight edge of the D is naturally formed by the cliff face itself, whilst nine stones complete the curved perimeter of this modest structure.

Of these nine stones, only one remains standing upright; positioned at the west-southwest point of the arrangement. This solitary sentinel has a distinctive triangular profile, tapering to a point at its peak, and stands three-quarters of a metre tall with a base width of half a metre. The remaining eight stones have long since fallen, leaving no clear indication of where an entrance might have been located, if indeed one ever existed at all.

The true nature and original purpose of this stone group remains tantalisingly unclear. Without excavation or further archaeological investigation, it’s impossible to determine with any confidence whether this was a ritual site, a shelter, a boundary marker, or something else entirely. What we’re left with is an intriguing remnant of human activity in this remote mountainous landscape; a puzzle piece from Ireland’s past that refuses to reveal its secrets, compiled and documented by Patrick F. O’Donovan in June 2012.