The larger capstone is described by Visit Longford as measuring approximately 3.2 by 2.3 metres. The smaller one measures about 1.7 by 2.2 metres. The stone chamber beneath was made for burial, not as a shelter or dwelling.
The missing portal stone and the surviving stonework help archaeologists understand an ancient structure that has changed over time. Its builders and those buried here cannot be identified from later local stories.
Folklore associates the tomb with Diarmaid and Gráinne, as it does Cleenrath nearby. The story gives the stones a place in local imagination, while archaeology tells a different kind of history.
The approach is described as an informal path from Aughnacliffe village across private farmland. Conditions depend on weather and farming activity; close gates, respect animals and do not climb on the monument.
The tomb is an archaeological monument, not a developed park. The approach described by the tourism guide crosses farmland: check local permission and conditions, close gates and do not climb on the stones.
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