#drombeg

Winter in Scotland & Ireland

Part 30 - Drombeg Stone Circle New Years Eve, December 2016

Our first stop of the day was Skibberreen to have lunch in another converted church (though this one was obvious). We then moved on to our first Megalithic Monument of the trip – Drombeg Stone Circle. For most of our time there, we were alone, though I was disappointed at how people have been treating the area.

Hello from Drombeg Stone Circle in Glandore, Ireland! 🇮🇪🪨😺

This is an ancient megalithic site dating back to the Bronze Age to early Iron Age and was used until the 5th Century AD. The stone circle features 17 stones, 13 of which are still standing. There were cremated remains of an adolescent in a pot found in the circle’s center. The second photo shows a roasting oven area for heating water and the third photo shows the cooking area.

While it’s amazing to see stones still standing for thousands of years that were influenced by humans, it’s always a bit eerie to me that these stone circles have human remains, so I try not to step on too much of anything out of respect. These monuments are literally graveyards. So after a quick walk around and admiring the feats, I leave and don’t spend too much time at these places.

V/A ~ THESIS DRIVE 2/3

The THESIS PROJECT continues with another wonderful series, this one meant to accompany listeners while they travel.  The length of the compositions ~ presented here by William Ryan Fritch, Drombeg, Hotel Neon and Marcus Fischer ~ invites immersion.  Three pieces are over twenty minutes long, the fourth ten.

As one can glean from the title, this is the second of a three-part series; the first…

My friends from back in Ireland - taken on a very rainy solstice a few years back at Drombeg Stone Circle

More about that day here on my site

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