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…

Cutting 9, Dún Aonghasa. Close up detail of revetment at west side of path. The ‘white’ triangular stone has been removed from beside the scale rod exposing the vertical cut in the gravel behind.

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Cutting 9, Dún Aonghasa. Close up detail of revetment at west side of path. The ‘white’ triangular stone has been removed from beside the scale rod exposing the vertical cut in the gravel behind.

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