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Dún Aonghasa (unofficial anglicised version Dun Aengus [2]) is the best-known of several prehistoric hill forts on the Aran Islands of County Galway, Ireland. It lies on Inis Mór, at the edge of a 100-metre-high (330 ft) cliff. [3] A popular tourist attraction, Dún Aonghasa is an important archaeological site.
The Giant City Stone Fort Site is the site of a prehistoric stone enclosure located within Giant City State Park in Jackson County, Illinois, United States.The Stone Fort dates to the Late Woodland period and was constructed and used in the period from c. AD 600–900; it is one of ten such sites known in Southern Illinois.
Inis Mór is the largest of the Aran Islands Beach on Inis Mór Cill Rónáin Photograph from within Dún Aonghusa on Inis Mór in Galway Bay, Ireland, a prehistoric coastal hill fort Inishmore ( Irish : Árainn [ˈaːɾˠən̠ʲ] ⓘ , Árainn Mhór [ˈaːɾˠən̠ʲ woːɾ] or Inis Mór [ˈɪnʲɪʃ mˠoːɾ] ) is the largest of the Aran ...
"National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State--Illinois (84)" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2011 Note this lists 85 current NHLs as well as 1 withdrawn NHL, and hence the overall count of 84 is due to crediting one (Eads Bridge) to Missouri.
This is a list of properties and districts in Illinois that are on the National Register of Historic Places. There are over 1,900 in total. Of these, 85 are National Historic Landmarks. There are listings in all of the state's 102 counties. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 31, 2025.
The name means "Conor's Fort;" [11] legends link it to Conor, son of Hua Mór and brother of Aengus. [12] The size of the forts on the Aran Islands gave rise to the legends of the Fir Bolg. [13] John O'Donovan visited Dún Conor in 1839. The clocháns in the interior were restored in the 1880s. [citation needed]
Historic sites in the United States qualify to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places by passing one or more of four different criteria; Criterion D permits the inclusion of proven and potential archaeological sites. [1] More than eighty different sites in Illinois are listed under this criterion, including both Native American ...
Early settlers augmented the soil with seaweed and sand from the shore. Drystone walls were built to protect the soil. Seven prehistoric stone forts are on the islands. Dún Aonghasa, on Inishmore, dates back to 1100 BC. [3] Enda of Aran founded the Killeany monastery in Inishmore, AD 490. [4] It became a centre of learning, piety, and ...