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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The north-east entrance to the middle enclosure, Dún Aonghasa.

Créateur: The Discovery Programme

Identifiant: WSFP_V01_FIG_06_38

Type: Image

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The north-east entrance to the middle enclosure. The entrance has been repaired on numerous occasions but protuding stones at ground level suggest that it is a secondary opening. The avenue wall (on the right behind the rod) has also been rebuilt; sections of it sit on pillars from the chevaux de frise.

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