The monument comprises two standing stones and the remains of a cairn of the Neolithic period, built probably between 4000 and 2500 BC. The two standing stones are both rough undressed blocks of red granite. They are 5.5m apart and aligned N-S. The southernmost stone is the larger of the two and stands 2.45m high; the northernmost stands 2m high.
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Packing stones are visible around the bases of both standing stones. Between the standing stones, a row of facing stones defines the E-facing concave façade of a probable heel-shaped cairn. The cairn is visible as a low spread of stones, with a large central capstone collapsed in situ which may be obscuring the chamber. The cairn measures around 7m E-W by 6m transversely, while the E-facing façade is up to 8m wide with a slightly off-centre entrance to the passage. The largest boulders occur in the façade, with smaller stones forming the kerbing around the sides and back of the cairn. The cairn stands at around 30m above sea level on a gentle slope at the base of the steep-sided slope of the Beorgs of Housetter and overlooks the Loch of Housetter 150m to the east. The monument was first scheduled in 1962, but the documentation does not meet modern standards: the present rescheduling rectifies this.
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