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- Collection: The Western Stone Forts Project
The north-east entrance to the middle enclosure, Dún Aonghasa.
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The northern section of Wall 2a, Dún Aonghasa. The north entrance (within the excavated cutting) is located in a dip.
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The northern side wall of the wall chamber, Dún Aonghasa, showing natural clays beneath.
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The remains of earlier phases of Wall 1, Dún Aonghasa, visible under the modern rebuilt southwest terminal of the wall. Wall 1 Phase 1 (lower left); Wall 1 Phase 2 (under small scale rod); Wall 1 Phase 3 (under larger rod). Looking north.
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The remains of the chevaux de frise outside the north entrance in Wall 2a, 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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The rock terraces in the immediate vicinity of Dún Eoghanachta provided easily accessible building stone.
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The rough surface of the bedrock inside structure C, Dún Eoghanachta, looking north-east.
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The southern end of hollow F235, Dún Aonghasa. Here regular sized blocks have been removed onto a harder ‘chert’ horizon where the clint and gryke system is poorly developed. Looking north.
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The southwest terminal of Wall 4, Dún Aonghasa, is built of large blocks quarried from the limestone pavement on the cliff top.
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The trivallate defences of the later fort, Dún Aonghasa.
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The undated quarry of the exterior west side of the inner enclosure Dún Aonghasa.
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The valley with its outlying strip of chevaux de frise pillars, Dún Aonghasa. Cutting 15 was located here. Looking east.
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The very level bedrock in Cutting 1, Dún Aonghasa.
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The wall chamber in Wall 1, Dún Aonghasa, with terrace (at right) built over Late Bronze Age deposits.
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The wall chamber, Dún Aonghasa, during excavation showing the rough face of the rear wall, the rock ledge and vertical break in the south side wall. Looking southwest.
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Tip of bronze blade from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 43.
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L.23.5mm; W.14mm; T.3.5mm
Top, stone spindle-whorl and bracelets/ring. Bottom, fossil bead, amber bead and bone spindle-whorl. Dún Eoghanachta.
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Unperforated cowrie shell from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 2932.
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L.10mm; W.8mm; T.7mm
Unused cobble from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 1202.
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L.17.5mm; W.20mm; T.18.5mm