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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Rock crystal from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 1096.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_1096

Type: Image

Format: L.26.5mm; W10mm; T.11.5mm

Elongated rock quartz crystal. It tapers to a point. Some faces are flat and angular, while some faces are chipped and have striations or scratch marks.

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