The Drombeg Stone Circle is a little axial stone circle in County Cork, Ireland, 2.4 kilometers to the east of Glandore. While not very noteworthy, Drombeg is one of the most popular megalithic sites of Ireland and is protected by the National Monuments Act. When the cremated ashes of a teenager were discovered in a pot in the center of the circle, it was excavated in 1958. Thirteen of the original seventeen stones that made up the stone circle still exist. Local sandstone was used to create the stones. The circle has a diameter of 9.3 meters. The configuration establishes a south-west axis and places the monument facing the setting sun of midwinter solstice. According to available data, the fulacht fiadh was in use up until around the fifth century AD. The larger of the two cottages featured a wood roof supported by wood supports. On the eastern side of the smaller house are the remnants of a cooking activity. The fulacht fiadh, which features a fireplace, a well, and a water trough, is accessible via a causeway from the dwellings. The site was excavated and rebuilt in 1957 as a result of several surveys conducted in the early 1900s. Samples from the site that were radiocarbon dated indicate that it was active between 1100 and 800 BC. The charred ashes of a young adolescent were wrapped in thick cloth and were found inside an upside-down pot in the center of the circle. The pot was discovered nearby the center of the circle, along with broken pottery fragments and a group of pyre sweepings
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