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. 2949 (Group 3)

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_2949

Type: Image

Format: D. >6mm; H.4.5mm

Incomplete; good condition. One third of a small blue glass bead. Rectangular section with rounded sides. Cylindrical perforation of ca. 5mm in diameter. Surfaces are scratched and bead is worn. Traces of wear around the perforation. Comparanda: Ó'Ríordáin 1949, 89-90, fig.19; Raftery 1969, 83; Raftery 1981, 180; Hencken 1938, 40, fig.24.

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