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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Tip of bronze blade from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 43.

Créateur: The Discovery Programme

Identifiant: WSFP_V03_FIG_0043

Type: Image

Format: L.23.5mm; W.14mm; T.3.5mm

Incomplete.Curved blade fragment with traces of tapering midrib. Blade edges sharp but chipped and blunt tip. Fragment is bent longitudinally towards point of breakage. Lozenge-shaped in section. Bronze disease at breaks. Comparanda: Eogan 1983; Raftery 1983; O'Riordain 1954, 383, fig.31.
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