Dún Eoghanachta
Dún Eoghanachta [ duːn oːnəxtə ] ( English Dun Onaght ) is a stone fortress on the Aran island of Inishmore in County Galway in Ireland . The relatively complete round fortification was partially restored at the end of the 19th century. Archaeologically it is particularly valued for the remains of the beehive huts ( Irish Clocháin ). The remains of three clochans lie within the Dúns, which takes its name from the Eoghanacht clan from Munster , who were associated with the island in the Middle Ages .
The Dún is about 27 m in diameter and up to 4.8 m high walls that are over 3.6 m thick. The walls have several stairs on the inside. During the excavations in 1995, the remains of fire pits, remains of animals and bowls and some iron objects were found. The exact date of construction is unknown, but the dun probably dates from the Iron Age . It was also dated to the 5th century and is one of seven stone forts on the Aran Islands.
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literature
- Paul Gosling: Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Volume 1: West Galway 1993 ISBN 0-7076-0322-6
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Coordinates: 53 ° 8 ′ 23.7 " N , 9 ° 46 ′ 36.7" W.