- Recent research has shown that a stone pillar discovered recently changes its colour to red during summer, and hence isnamedNetturu Sthambam
- But consequent research discover it as a menhir, which are upright stones planted in the earth during the megalithic age or the Iron Age, to indicate memorial sites.
- The structure was in memory of a chief leader in the megalithic culture. With expansion of habitat and agriculture, the structure faces threat of destruction.