Both stones are aligned east to west, with the northern stone being the bulkier of the pair; a lichen-covered block standing 1.2 metres tall, measuring 1.1 metres long and about 0.4 metres wide. Its southern companion, whilst slightly taller at 1.3 metres, is more slender, presenting as a fine slab approximately 0.3 metres thick and 1 metre in length. Time hasn’t been entirely kind to this southern stone, which now leans against its neighbour, though originally they would have stood independently, separated by no more than 0.2 metres at their bases.

The full height of these ancient markers is somewhat obscured by the build-up of earth on the eastern, road-facing side, but their true stature becomes apparent on the western side where the garden sits about 0.4 metres lower than the verge. According to archaeologist Ciara McManus, who conducted a site assessment here in 2000, these stones don’t appear to be remnants of any larger megalithic structure such as a tomb, leading to their classification simply as a pair of standing stones.

Interestingly, these stones weren’t always known to archaeology; they were discovered during a planning assessment for a nearby house, whilst the originally recorded standing stone for this area (SMR 19:15) seems to have vanished from its documented location entirely. Such is the nature of Ireland’s archaeological landscape, where ancient monuments can disappear from one spot only for others to emerge from behind hedgerows, having stood unnoticed for who knows how long.