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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Crinoid ossicle bead from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 216.

Аутор: The Discovery Programme

Идентификатор извора: WSFP_V03_FIG_0216

Врста извора: Image

Формат: D.3mm; T.1mm

Complete. Minuscule bead made from a single crinoidal ossicle or limestone fossil, of local provenance. Rectangular in section. The central cylindrical perforation is 0.5mm in diameter and there are faint incisions from the perforation to the edge of the bead.

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