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Little is known about this 2,000-year-old Celtic fort. Its concentric walls are 13 feet
thick and 10 feet high. As an added defense, the fort is ringed with a commotion of spiky
stones, sticking up like lances, called a chevaux-de-frise (literally, “Frisian horses,” named
for the Frisian soldiers who used pikes to stop charging cavalry). Slowly, as the cliff
erodes, hunks of the fort fall into the sea.
Cost and Hours: €3, daily March-Oct 9:00-18:00, Nov-Feb 10:00-16:00, last entry
one hour before closing, from June-Aug guides at the trailhead answer questions and can
sometimes give free tours upat the fort if youcall ahead, 5.5miles from Kilronan, tel. 099/
61008.
Visiting the Fort: DúnAenghusdoesn'tgetcrowdeduntilafter11:00.Ienjoyedahalf-
hour completely alone at 10:00 in the tourist season; if you can, get there early or late. A
small museum (housing the ticket office and controlling access to the trail) displays aerial
views of the fort and tells the story of its inhabitants. Advice from rangers: Wear sturdy
walking shoes and watch your kids closely; there's no fence between you and a crumbling
200-foot cliff overlooking the sea.
Seven Churches (Na Seacht Teampaill)
Close to the western tip of the island, this gathering of ruined chapels, monastic houses,
and fragments of a high cross dates from the 8th to 11th century. The island is dotted with
reminders that Christianity was brought to the islands in the fifth century by St. Enda, who
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