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This pair of standing stones stand on the wide, flat flood plain of the Machany Water, a few hundred metres from their solitary neighbour in a nearby field. Unlike most Perthshire stone pairs, these stones are of a similar shape to one another, although there is a significant difference in size. Between the stones is a small boulder described as being earthfast, although whether it is significant or just old field clearance is unclear.

The larger stone measures 2.34m in height, while the smaller stone measures 1.32m tall. The stones stand approximately 2.50m apart.

Coles, F R (1911)
'Report on stone circles in Perthshire principally Strathearn, with measured plans and drawings (obtained under the Gunning Fellowship)'
Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 45, 1910-11, p71-72

Heggie, D C (1981)
Megalithic science: ancient mathematics and astronomy in north-west Europe
London, p154

Thom, A (1967)
Megalithic sites in Britain
Oxford, p100, 116, 119 & 139, no. P 1/1

Tranter, N (1971)
The Queen's Scotland - The Heartland
London, p49