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- Collection: The Western Stone Forts Project
Food resources in the environs of the hillfort, Dún Aonghasa.
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The rich foraging shore, An Gleannachán, lies on the north coast within a kilometre of the fort Dún Aonghasa, Aran Islands.
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Blue glass beads ranging from 6mm to 8mm in size, Dún Aonghasa.
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The best-preserved of the sunken-floored roundhouses in the inner enclosure (structure 1), Dún Aonghasa.
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Decorated bronze stud (218) found in the later deposits, Dún Aonghasa.
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Dún Eoghanachta: plan and sections.
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The rock terraces in the immediate vicinity of Dún Eoghanachta provided easily accessible building stone.
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Close-up of the ramped bedrock leading up to the entrance in the eastern wall of Dún Eoghanachta.
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The more irregular stonework of the inner wall face, Dún Eoghanachta, makes it difficult to identify repair work of any era. Western sector beside structure A.
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The narrow treads of steps 3, Dún Eoghanachta.
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Steps 7, Dún Eoghanachta take the form of a thrust.
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Structure A,Dún Eoghanachta, in foreground, structure B in background, looking north-west.
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Structure C, Dún Eoghanachta, looking north.
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Structure C,Dún Eoghanachta: alcoves in the interior of the west wall.
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Excavations in progress at Dún Eoghanachta in 1995.
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The rough surface of the bedrock inside structure C, Dún Eoghanachta, looking north-east.
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Cutting 1, Dún Eoghanachta: the foundations of the inner face of the fort wall directly outside structure C.
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Cutting 2, Dún Eoghanachta: the foundations of the fort wall rest on weathered bedrock.
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Cutting 3, Dún Eoghanachta: looking south-west into the interior of structure A.
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Western sector of Dún Eoghanachta, showing structures A, B and C, the three excavation cuttings and locations of the section drawings.
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