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- Collection: The Western Stone Forts Project
Linear band of gravel in the middle enclosure, Dún Aonghasa. Location of the gravel deposits in the middle enclosure and (at top left) in Cutting 15.
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Location of cuttings related to the outer walls and chevaux de frise, Dún Aonghasa.
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Location of north entrance in Wall 4 below shoulder of ridge, Dún Aonghasa. Looking west.
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Location of the north entrance to the middle enclosure and (in background) the entrance to the inner enclosure, Dún Aonghasa, looking southwest.
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Looking south-east along the eastern sector of Wall 4 near the modern entrance to Dún Aonghasa.
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Map showing the best known main western stone forts and a broad definition of ‘western.’ Only part of the area west of the line was included in the present study.
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Matrices showing the relationships of those dates that have certain relationships with walls, Dún Aonghasa.
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Medial face visible on surface of upper terrace at western side of Wall 1, Dún Aonghasa. Looking north.
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Medial faces, northwest corner of Wall 1, Dún Aonghasa. Looking southwest.
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Middle enclosures and eastern half of inner enclousure, Dún Aonghasa: location points for samples that produced radiocarbon dates associated with the earliest in situ cultural layers.
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Miscellaneous bone pins, Dún Aonghasa.
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Miscellaneous burnt pieces, Dún Aonghasa.
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Miscellaneous iron objects, Dún Aonghasa.
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Modern entrance through Wall 4 (outer wall), Dún Aonghasa, in 1993. There was no break in the original wall at this point and the foundations continue across the modern gap. Looking east.
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Movement through the fort, Dún Aonghasa.
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North entrance in Wall 2a,Dún Aonghasa; the eastern ingoing showing the terrace butted against the Phase 1 wall, looking east.
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Open grykes in cutting 2, Dún Eoghanachta, looking east.
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Outline of the quarry between Wall 1 (on right) and Wall 2b, Dún Aonghasa. Looking northeast.
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Perforated pieces and spindle-whorls, Dún Aonghasa.
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Perforated slab from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 6.
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L.180mm; W.170mm; T.25mm