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 2 from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 229b.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_0229b

Type: Image

Format: L.22mm; W.20mm; T.13mm

Possibly from the very narrow lower part of the blade. The surface is heavily and unevenly abraded. As in piece 229a, two layers of clay are evidence.

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