The Western Stone Forts Project

The Western Stone Forts Project was initiated to study a distinctive group of large stone forts located along the western seaboard of Ireland. The majority of these forts are concentrated on the Aran Islands County Galway, in the Burren Co. Clare and on the Dingle and Iveragh peninsulas Co. Kerry. Excavations associated with the project were…

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Building material, Dún Aonghasa.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V01_FIG_03_08

Type: Image

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Building material was readily available on most parts of the hilltop but better quality blocks could be found on the summit, particularly on the slopes of the upper plateau. Some of the stone for wall 2b probably came from the trimmed-back rock formations under the wall.

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