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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Cutting 9, Dún Aonghasa. Looking from the doorway towards the Middle Enclosure.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V01_FIG_06_58

Type: Image

Format: jpeg

Cutting 9. Looking from the doorway towards the Middle Enclosure. Threshold 3 (directly under the scale rod) is wedged tightly against the low side walls of the paving. The three stones in the lower foreground are modern props. It sits on the edge of the paving. Looking south.

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