The stone sits in rather atmospheric surroundings, with Contycro hill looming to the northeast, a small boggy pool just 20 metres to the west, and a larger lake about 200 metres eastward. Despite its presence in this landscape, the stone has somehow escaped the notice of Ordnance Survey cartographers; it doesn’t appear on any edition of their detailed 6-inch maps.

The stone itself is a flat-topped, roughly rectangular slab standing just 61 centimetres tall, with a maximum thickness of 9 centimetres. When viewed in cross-section, it forms an approximate triangle, and its longest axis runs northwest to southeast. The monument measures 52 centimetres in length and appears to have lost its original earthfast setting, meaning it’s no longer firmly anchored in the ground as it would have been when first erected.

A curious detail worth noting is the narrow slab positioned on edge along the stone’s southwestern base, likely placed there as a support to keep the ancient marker upright. While not particularly imposing in stature, this overlooked monument represents another piece of Ireland’s prehistoric puzzle, standing sentinel in the Donegal uplands as it has for countless centuries.