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Galway’s Prehistoric Fort
By Linda Tancs
The Aran Islands comprise three rocky isles guarding the mouth of Galway Bay in western Ireland. The largest island, Inishmore, is home to the prehistoric fort Dún Aonghasa. Perched on top of a high cliff facing the Atlantic Ocean, it’s lauded as one of western Europe’s most magnificent stone forts. Over 3,000 years old, it has three massive defense walls ringed by a chevaux-de-frise – that is, a dense band of jagged, upright stones numbering in the thousands. Come prepared with boots or good walking shoes to conquer rough, natural rock.
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