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Western Stone Forts

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Irlande (Europe et Amérique du nord)

Date de soumission : 28/09/1992
Critères:
Catégorie : Culturel
Soumission préparée par :
National Monuments & Historic Properties Service
Coordonnées
Western Ireland
Ref.: 305

Description

There are up to forty large stone forts spread throughout the western counties of Ireland. They span a period of time from the Bronze Age through to the Medieval Period. The forts are of dry-stone construction,with massive walls of large quarried blocks of stone.

The forts display a variety in both form and location. They can be found on hilltops, plains or perched on a cliff edge as at Dun Aonghasa on the westernmost extremities of Europe. They vary also from single to triple enclosures with a variety of assiociated structures and field systems. However, what they have in common is the massive nature of their masonry.