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- Collection: The Western Stone Forts Project
Some of the best known stone forts: Dún Chonchúir
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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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Some of the more important contributions to the study of stone forts.
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Scottish broch, Dun Telve, Glenelg, Ross-shire.
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Island literature, of the islands of Ireland, late nineteenth and twentieth century.
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The Aran Islands with the seven large stone forts and places mentioned in the text highlighted.
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Erosion of the southern cliffs on Inis Mór.
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Bloody cranesbill and ivy growing on an inland cliff on Inis Mór.
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The main prehistoric sites recorded on the Aran islands.
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Early Medieval sites on the Aran Islands.
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Plans of Dún Eochla, bottom right, plan made by the Discovery Programme in 1992.
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View south-southeastwards from Dún Aonghasa.
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View northwards to Connemara.
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Building material, Dún Aonghasa.
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A quarried rock hollow on the interior of wall 1 at Dún Aonghasa.
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The undated quarry of the exterior west side of the inner enclosure Dún Aonghasa.
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A modern-day quarry near Mainistir, Inis Mór. Newly quarried stone is usually an earth-stained brown colour.
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Different styles of masonry at Dún Aonghasa. External facade of wall 1 at entrance. The wall has been extensively repaired here but the masonry to the right of the door is largely original.
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Equi-dimensional blocks used to make the smooth external face of the western flank of wall 1, Dún Aonghasa.
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The internal face of wall 1, northern sector, Dún Aonghasa. Here the face of the lower terrace has been built over large blocks probably reused from earlier structures.
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