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. 3015 (Group 2).

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_3015

Type: Image

Format: D.3mm; H.2mm

Complete; good condition. Tiny blue glass bead. Flattened spherical section. Central cylindrical perforation, 1mm in diameter. Evidence of wear to one side of perforation - gives it appearance of being slightly off-centre. Comparanda: Mallory 1991, 22-23.

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