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Dun
Aonghusa Cliff
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Names: Dun
Aonghusa/Aonghasa/Aengus/Aenghus/Aonghus/Angus Cliff Fort.
Location: South-west
coast of Inishmore, Cill Mhuirbhigh, Aran Islands, Co. Galway, Ireland.
Access: By
boat or plane to Inishmore. Then a walk to the site
Description: The
fort has been described as one of the most magnificent of its kind in Europe. It
comprises three concentric semicircles and covers an area of 11 acres. It
has three enclosures with the innermost giving the visitor an amazing view of
Inishmore nad the Connemara Coast.
As well as the towering walls
and the 200 meter high unclimbable cliff face the area infront of the fort was
peppered with sharp stone sticking out from the ground. This is the same as the
latter army used sharpened wooden stakes to do the same job as a deterent to
invasion. To worm your way through the stones would seriously slow the advance
of an invading force.
Traditional Lore: According
to the Lebor Gabála (Book of
Invasion) the ancient
race of the Fir
Bolg built Dún Aonghus and the other stone forts on the Aran Islands.
It gets it name from a Fir Bolg Chief Angus.
It also became the last refuge of the Fomorians
Information:
Was restored in the late 19th
century
Measurements: Rest
200 feet above sea level. Cover an Area of 11 acres.
Lat. : 53°07.3-07.5' N
Long. :
09°45.7-45.9 W
Other Sites close
by; 
Dún Eoghanachta
Dun Eochia
Dún Dúchathair
Fearann an Choirce Megalithic Tomb
Corrúch Wedge Tomb
Mythology: Fir
Bolg
Fomorians
Stories: Lebor Gabála
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