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 21a, Dún Aonghasa. Plan (bottom) and section A-A1 (top) showing chevaux de frise pillars sitting on the gravels.

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The Discovery Programme, “Cutting 21a, Dún Aonghasa. Plan (bottom) and section A-A1 (top) showing chevaux de frise pillars sitting on the gravels.,” accessed June 18, 2025, http://discoveryprogrammeimages.locloudhosting.net/items/show/1574.

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