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, western zone. Hearth area (foreground) and excavated postholes. Looking northeast.

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Cutting 9, Dún Aonghasa, western zone. Hearth area (foreground) and excavated postholes. Looking northeast.

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