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 (b), find no. 1380.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_1380

Type: Image

Format: L.19mm; W.35mm; T.18mm

Part of one blade wing and midrib. From close to the base of the blade as the blade wing is expanding and the midrib is contracting. Abraded remains of a contact face are preserved on the blade edge. Three layers of clay visible.

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