Drombeg stone circle

Drombeg stone circle is a small axial stone circle located 2.4 km east of Glandore, County Cork, Ireland. Although not an especially significant example, Drombeg is one of the most visited megalithic sites in Ireland, and is protected under the National Monuments Act.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: stone circle
Also known as: “The Druids Circle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Coppinger’s Court and St Faughnan’s Church.

Coppinger’s Court

Castle

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coppingers Court is a ruined four-storey fortified house dating from 1616, situated on private property approximately 1 kilometre from the sea. It was built by Sir Walter Coppinger and located in Ballyvireen valley, west of Rosscarbery in County Cork, Ireland. Coppinger’s Court is situated 1½ km northeast of Drombeg stone circle.

St Faughnan’s Church

Church

Photo: MrCorman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Faughnan’s Church is situated 4 km northwest of Drombeg stone circle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glandore and Unionhall.

Glandore

Village

Photo: HighKing, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Glandore is the name of a village and harbour in County Cork, Ireland. It is off the N71 road, about 10 km east of Skibbereen. The village has several pubs, with traditional music performances.

Unionhall

Village

Photo: Timothw, Public domain.

Union Hall, also Unionhall, is a small fishing village in County Cork, Ireland, located on the west side of Glandore Harbour. Its nearest neighbour to the west is Castletownshend; to the east, Glandore village. Unionhall is situated 3½ km west of Drombeg stone circle.

Rosscarbery

Village

Photo: John Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clonakilty, often shortened to "Clon", is a town on the coast of County Cork in southwest Ireland, 50 km southwest of Cork city. It's a seaside resort, with a population of 5000 in 2022. Rosscarbery is situated 4 km east of Drombeg stone circle.

Drombeg stone circle

Categories: stone circle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.56456° or 51° 33′ 52″ north

Longitude

-9.08703° or 9° 5′ 13″ west

Open location code

9C3GHW77+R5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 250585422

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q1260144

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Drombeg stone circle” goes by many names.

Basque: “Drombeg harrespila”
Catalan: “Cercle megalític de Drombeg”
Dutch: “Drombeg stone circle”
French: “Cercle de pierre de Drombeg”
French: “Cromlech de Drombeg”
French: “Drombeg stone circle”
French: “Drombeg”
Galician: “Círculo megalítico de Drombeg”
German: “Drombeg Stone Circle”
German: “Drombeg”
German: “Steinkreis von Drombeg”
Irish: “Liagchiorcal an Droma Bhig”
Polish: “Kamienny krąg Dromberg”
Russian: “Дромбег”
Spanish: “Circulo megalitico de Drombeg”
Spanish: “Circulo megalítico de Drombeg”
Spanish: “Círculo megalítico de Drombeg”
Ukrainian: “Вівтар друїдів”
Ukrainian: “Дромбег”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Glandore Graveyard and Glandore Catholic Church.

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