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, Middle Enclosure wall (Wall 2a.2), Dún Aonghasa. The terrace sits on a raft of rubble, its foundations exposed on the pre-excavation surface. Looking northwest.

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Cutting 9, Middle Enclosure wall (Wall 2a.2), Dún Aonghasa. The terrace sits on a raft of rubble, its foundations exposed on the pre-excavation surface. Looking northwest.

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