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 chisel from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 1395.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_1395

Type: Image

Format: L.30mm; W.3mm; T.2mm

Complete. Very fine, well-made tool. Straight in profile. Rectangular in section, thins out now to form a blade-like edge at both ends, no signs of having been hammered. Traces of wear at both ends, one end slightly chipped. Slight surface corrosion.

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