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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Blue glass bead from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 961 (Group 2).

Créateur: The Discovery Programme

Identifiant: WSFP_V03_FIG_0961

Type: Image

Format: D.2.5mm; H.1.5mm

Complete; good condition. Tiny blue glass bead. Oval section; slightly flattened on surfaces. Cylindrical perforation of 1mm in diameter. Damage in the form of a vertical groove is evident in one side. Comparanda: Mallory 1991, 22-23.

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