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…


Bronze boss from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 75.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_0075

Type: Image

Format: D.15mm; H.7.5mm; T.2mm


Incomplete. Stud Dome-shaped boss, possibly bronze over ?tin. Hollow centre with some highly corroded iron adhering to interior. Similar to 92E102:00218. Laminar corrosion, some bronze disease.


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The Discovery Programme, “Bronze boss from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 75.,” accessed January 16, 2025, http://discoveryprogrammeimages.locloudhosting.net/items/show/1955.

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