Dún Aonghasa

Dun Aengus (Irish Dún Aonghasa ) is a Bronze Age fort ( irisch. dún ) on the offshore island of Ireland Inishmore, County Galway.

Location

The plant on the island counted to the Aran Islands is located on one of the highest points on the edge of a 87 meter high cliff. Because in addition to the historical significance and the view over the island is considered to be remarkable ( on clear days up to 120 km ), the place the most popular destination on Inishmore was.

The name comes from the Irish god Angus, the god of love and youth.

Context

It is next to Cahergall and Leacanabuaile (both in Cahersiveen ), Staigue Fort in the south of the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry all, Dún Chonchúir on Inishmaan in County Galway and the Grianan of Aileach in County Donegal at the bestrestaurierten large stone ring forts on the island. It is one of seven stone forts on the Aran Islands.

Form and function

Core of the system is a semi-circle of 45 meters diameter at the edge of the cliff, surrounded by the first and most powerful of the four dry stone walls. It is at the base 5.20 m wide and over 6nbsp; m high. At the time of use there were there some mud huts. In the midst of the semicircle rises a stone, rectangular platform, whose meaning is unknown. Whether the plant probably also had a now crashed into the sea wall to the rim of the cliff, today is no longer detectable. To the inner ring is three more stone walls that are different were well preserved. Before the third ring is a rammed from thousands into the ground sharp stones existing, so-called Cheval de frize.

Visual impressions

View from the attachment on Inishmore

Between inner and outer ring

The barriers of Cheval de Frise

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