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Multi-periodSite Name: Dún Chonchúir Alternative Name: Doon ConorCountry: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Galway Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Latitude: 53.083333N Longitude: 9.583333W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Stone Fort in Co. Galway
This spectacular fort can be seen from the sea as one approaches Inis Meáin - it lies about halfway along the island and overlooks a natural fault. The fort was defended by a massive inner wall, over 8m wide in places and which enclosed an area 70m by 40m. A slighter outer wall runs concentrically around all but the western side of the fort and a square forework projects from this on the northeast side. The western perimeter was protected by a rock cut ditch, the excavation of which probably provided much of the stone for the construction of the fort itself - 14,000 tons of stone were needed to build the inner wall alone.
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