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 artefact, possibly a scabbard chape, from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 2405.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_2405

Type: Image

Format: L.50mm; W.4.5mm; T.6mm

Complete. Longitudinally curved binding with a 'C' shaped section terminating at one end in a circular clamp (D.11.5mm). This has an unperforated and slightly convex centre on the front and has a flat back. The piece ends abruptly in a smooth edge at the lower end. On the reverse side the upper edge expands slightly (c. 1mm) and the metal also thins out very slightly but there is no definite trace of any breakage.

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