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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Amber Bead from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 2044.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_2044

Type: Image

Format: D.14mm; H.9mm

Complete. Small bead of semi-translucent dark orange amber. Flattened spherical shape. Slightly off-centre circular perforation, 5.5mm in diameter. On one face, the perforation is flattened around the circumference, as a result of friction from an adjoining bead.

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