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'Drombeg - Hut Site' : Hut Circle

TownlandDrombeg
CountyCork
Grid RefW 246 351
GPSW 24632 35137 (8m)
Longitude9° 5' 13.21" W
Latitude51° 33' 50.11" N
Nearest TownLeap (4.1 Km)
OS Sheet89
UTM zone29U
UTM x493969.38622412
UTM y5712541.4447663

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Drombeg - Stone Circle
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 23rd June 2002

What I had to wonder here is how many people lived in these two small, interconnected huts. The larger of them is 4m in diameter with an external entrance (facing away from the circle). From this there is entry into the second hut circle, in which is a type of oven.

It really does make you think about how far mankind has (or hasn't) progressed in the time that has passed since these huts were in use.

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Saturday, 9th July 2005

Apparently this is a great place to have a picnic. There was an Austrian family sitting with their food spread out on a blanket. Sitting off to one side of the stone circle is a great place: sitting here on the morning of the winter solstice sunrise would be alright too.

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6.3 Km (NNE) there is a Stone Circle at Reanascreena.
9.3 Km (N) there is a Stone Circle at Maulatanavally.
1.7 Km (NNW) there is a Standing Stone at Kilbeg.
8.5 Km (WSW) there is a Stone Fort at Knockdrum.
6.2 Km (E) there is a Portal Tomb at Ahaglaslin.

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