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Drombeg Stone Circle

  • May 5, 2006
  • Rated 2 of 5 by atherts from Portland, Oregon
Drombeg Stone Circle

This site is overrated, but worth a quick look if you have not seen a stone circle. The site is a short drive out from the town of Rosscarbery. There are other historic sites along the way, including the ruins of Coppinger's Court (if you can find it). Follow a map, directions, trial and error, or whatever best gets you there. Personally I'd recommend a map, Irish directions will only get you lost. Mind you getting lost isn't always bad, you usually stumble across something else interesting. When you do find the site, you'll pull into a small car park. Grab a spot, get a camera and some rain gear, you may need it.
Around the corner to the South is a small prefab building that may eventually be a visitor center. At this point its sole purpose is to extract several Euro from your wallet or purse. If you go in the off season, it will most likely be closed. Go through the gate and down the fuchsia lined lane. The lane is also used by tractors and cows, so watch your step! The lane takes a jog to the right and continues on a way. The site is a good distance, so be prepared for some walking that may not be suitable for older or very young folks.
When the trail ends you are looking out onto the Drombeg Stone Circle and the countryside beyond. Well, you might be looking out on the countryside, or just looking at driving rain and clouds. There is little cover or protection from wind and rain on the walk and in the clearing, so if the sky looks threatening, be prepared to run for it.
The stone circle is overly manicured and pristine. The dirt area was neatly swept and the grass recently trimmed. A nice view out to surrounding farms, cows, and fields was more interesting to us than the circle. In the center of the circle was a pile of coins, bottle caps, and miscellaneous garbage. Evidently this is the modern equivalent of a sacrifice. At least I assume so as dead people, cows and sheep were not in evidence. I guess we're cheap these days, as the coins were all 10¢ or less.
Beyond the circle is evidence of a Neolithic commune. Stone huts were probably used by Neolithic slackers communing with the mystic and nature during bad weather. The large cooking trough was used to cook pilfered cows, sheep or veggies depending on the prevalence of vegans in that time period. OK, maybe this is overly harsh, but the modern slackers had left quite a bit of trash about in their effort to get close to the mystical at the overly manicured Drombeg Stone Circle.
If you want to see a really nice stone circle, travel a lot further west to see the Ardgroom Stone Circle on the Beara Peninsula, and don't forget to pick up your trash and keep your pennies in your pocket!

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