ONGOING DISCUSSIONS of the monuments commonly referred to as ‘ringforts’ in Ireland include the definition and investigation of specific types of these enclosures. Rectilinear, or subsquare, enclosures comprise one such type, with examples identifiable in the well-preserved archaeological landscape of the Burren (Co Clare) in western Ireland. It is also possible to extend such identification into the counties of the western seaboard, from Co Cork in the south to Co Donegal in the north. Questions of chronology, function, status, and cultural identity are addressed. Although a measure of variation may exist within the category of rectilinear enclosures, there is some uniformity of morphology and chronology and, perhaps, function.

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方环堡？对“Ringfort”类型识别的贡献

关于在爱尔兰通常被称为“环形堡垒”的纪念碑的持续讨论包括对这些围墙的特定类型的定义和调查。直线或亚方形围栏包括一种这样的类型，在爱尔兰西部的 Burren (Co Clare) 保存完好的考古景观中可以识别出一些例子。也可以将这种标识扩展到西部沿海的县，从南部的科克到北部的多尼戈尔。讨论了年表、功能、地位和文化特征的问题。尽管在直线围栏类别中可能存在某种程度的变化，但在形态和年代顺序以及可能的功能方面存在一定的一致性。