+ 6 state, previously observed at E x = 15.097(5) MeV. This state is identified by several theoretical cluster calculations to be a good candidate for the 4-α cluster state, analogous to the Hoyle state in 12 C. Whilst much theoretical work has been performed to reconcile a calculated α-cluster state with this resonance, the experimental information on this state remained very scarce. To investigate this state, the 16 O(α, α ) reaction was studied at θ lab = 0 • at an incident energy of E lab = 200 MeV using the K600 magnetic spectrometer at iThemba LABS. For the first time, the decay channels of the E x = 15.097(5) MeV state were isolated using a large acceptance silicon-strip detector array at backward angles. The lineshapes of the states were analysed within a phenomenological R-matrix framework. Results indicate the presence of a resonance at E x ≈ 15 MeV which does not exhibit a J π = 0 + nature.