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. 552 (Group 3)

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_0552

Type: Image

Format: D.9mm; H.7mm

Complete; good condition. Blue glass bead. Rectangular with slightly rounded sides in section. Slightly off-centre, cylindrical perforation with diameter of ca. 4mm. Glass is opaque. Comparanda: Hencken, 1938, 40, fig.24. Ó'Ríordáin, 1949, 89- 90, fig.19.

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