The Western Stone Forts Project

The Western Stone Forts Project was initiated to study a distinctive group of large stone forts located along the western seaboard of Ireland. The majority of these forts are concentrated on the Aran Islands County Galway, in the Burren Co. Clare and on the Dingle and Iveragh peninsulas Co. Kerry. Excavations associated with the project were…

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Bone point from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 1862.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_1862

Type: Image

Format: L.91mm; W.12mm; T.5mm

Produced from longitudinal segment of longbone wall. Roughly made piece. Parallel sides with fracture surfaces showing no secondary working. At ca. 1/3 distance from lower end right side is bevelled to form sharp, triangular sectioned point. Fracture surfaces are smoothed in this area, possibly from use more than from secondary working. Point is perfectly intact.

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