Ardgroom

 ( Stone Circles In Ireland ) 

Ardgroom () 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.

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Stone circle Near the village lie a number of Megalith. 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 circle consists of 11 stones, 9 of which are still upright with one alignment stone outside the circle. Unusually for a stone circle, its stones tend to taper toward points.

Also in the vicinity are the remains of at least two and a number of standing stones and stone rows.

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Further reading

• (2025). 9781856354172, Mercier Press. ISBN 9781856354172

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External links

• Stones Circles of Beara: Ardgroom - Field trip

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