Ardgroom Explained

Ardgroom
Native Name:Irish: Dhá Dhrom
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:County Cork
Unit Pref:Metric
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:51.7343°N -9.8969°W
Blank Name:Irish grid reference

Ardgroom [1] is a village on the Beara peninsula in County Cork, Ireland. Its name refers to two gravelly hills deposited by a glacier, Dromárd and Drombeg. It lies to the north west of Glenbeg Lough, overlooking the Kenmare River estuary. It sits between the coast and the Slieve Miskish Mountains. The village contains a shop, post office, a petrol station and "The Village Inn" pub.

Stone circle

Near the village lie a number of megalithic monuments.[2] Signposted is the stone circle to be found to the east of the village at a distance of about 1 mile, off the old Kenmare road. It has the name "Canfea" but is normally called the "Ardgroom" stone circle.[3] About 1 mile north east lie the remains of another stone circle.

The circle consists of 11 stones, 9 of which are still upright with one alignment stone outside the circle.[4] Unusually for a stone circle, its stones tend to taper toward points.

Also in the vicinity are the remains of at least two ring forts and a number of standing stones and stone rows.[5]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dhá Dhrom / Ardgroom . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 22 May 2021 .
  2. Book: Murphy, Cornelius . The Prehistoric Archaeology of the Beara Peninsula, Co. Cork . Department of Archaeology . . 1997.
  3. Web site: Ardgroom SW stone circle . megalithia.com . 22 May 2021 .
  4. Web site: Ardgroom Outward (Stone Circle) - Ireland . The Modern Antiquarian.com. themodernantiquarian.com .
  5. Book: Recorded Monuments Protected under Section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1994 - County Cork . National Monuments and Historic Properties Service . 97 . 1998 .