Ardgroom

Ardgroom
Dhá Dhroim
Village

"Ardgroom SW" ("Canfea") stone circle
Ardgroom

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 51°44′23.23″N 9°53′37.95″W / 51.7397861°N 9.8938750°W / 51.7397861; -9.8938750Coordinates: 51°44′23.23″N 9°53′37.95″W / 51.7397861°N 9.8938750°W / 51.7397861; -9.8938750
Country  Ireland
Province Munster
County County Cork
Population (2002)
  Total 859
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference V687552

Ardgroom (Irish: Dhá Dhroim, meaning "two drumlins") 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 north west of Glenbeg Lough, overlooking the Kenmare River estuary. It sits between the coast and the Slieve Miskish Mountains. The village has one shop and post office (An Post), called Harrington's. It also has an Emo Gas Station and a Pub, The Village Inn.

Near the village lie a number of megalithic monuments. 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. About 1 mile north east lie the remains of another stone circle. The Canfea circle consists of 11 stones, 9 of which are still upright with one alignment stone outside the circle.[1] Unusually for a stone circle, its stones tend to taper toward points.

Also in the vicinity are the remains of at least 2 ring forts, as well as a number of standing stones and stone rows.

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