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. Elevation of the inner threshold (Threshold 3). Possibly a single large boulder originally, the threshold helped to keep the revetted sides of the passage in place.

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The Discovery Programme, “Cutting 9, Dún Aonghasa. Elevation of the inner threshold (Threshold 3). Possibly a single large boulder originally, the threshold helped to keep the revetted sides of the passage in place.,” accessed October 8, 2024, http://discoveryprogrammeimages.locloudhosting.net/items/show/1512.

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