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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Clay mould of spearhead type 1 from Dun Aonghasa, valve (a), find no. 239.

Créateur: The Discovery Programme

Identifiant: WSFP_V03_FIG_0239

Type: Image

Format: L.50mm; W.33mm; T.21mm

Part of one valve for a socket with the junction with the blade area visible at one end. One contact face surviving and it expands to accommodate the expansions for the blade wing. The concave surface of the socket matrix is well preserved but the angle between the socket and blade is eroded.

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