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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Hollow bronze ring from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 2823c.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_2823c

Type: Image

Format: D.41.5mm (including buffers) by 34mm; H.8.5mm; T.11mm

Decorated with two concentric lines on both faces – decoration shows more wear on one surface. Unexpanded buffers - external diam. 12mm by 10mm, 5mm long with two sets of threads. Casting seams are sharp on interior and inner ends of perforations are roughly circular in shape. Buffers and ring not as worn as either (a) or (b).

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