Ardgroom (Irish: Dhá Dhrom, meaning 'two drumlins')[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.[citation needed]
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
Martin Verling, ed. (2003). Beara Woman Talking: The Lore of Peig Minihane. Folklore from the Beara Peninsula. Cork: Mercier Press. ISBN9781856354172.
