Ardgroom
| Ardgroom Dhá Dhroim |
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| Coordinates: 51°44′23.23″N 9°53′37.95″W / 51.7397861°N 9.8938750°WCoordinates: 51°44′23.23″N 9°53′37.95″W / 51.7397861°N 9.8938750°W | |
| 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 northwest 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, the most picturesque of which is probably the stone circle to be found to the southwest of the village. It has the name "Canfea" but is sometimes called the "Ardgroom SW" circle to distinguish it from the remains of another stone circle northeast of the village. 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.
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