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…

Top, stone spindle-whorl and bracelets/ring. Bottom, fossil bead, amber bead and bone spindle-whorl. Dún Eoghanachta.

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Top, stone spindle-whorl and bracelets/ring. Bottom, fossil bead, amber bead and bone spindle-whorl. Dún Eoghanachta.

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