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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Bronze tweezers from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 941.

Criador: The Discovery Programme

Identificador: WSFP_V03_FIG_0941

Tipo: Image

Formato: L.67.5mm; W.7.5mm; T.1.5mm

Complete. Tweezers made from a single bent-over strip with looped grip (D.10mm). Edges of strip are slightly bent upwards at the top of the loop, giving the head a concave surface. Strip narrows (5mm) below head before widening out (<8mm) towards the ends. Ends are slightly rounded and are chipped and worn. 8mm splay between ends. Some surface corrosion. Comparanda: Eogan 1983, 36, fig.10.15 (Bishopsland); 89, fig.44B.1; 151, fig.84.1. Raftery 1983, 198, fig.152.539. O'Kelly 1962, 38, fig.3.56.

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