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…


Clay mould of spearhead type 2 from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 421.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_0421

Type: Image

Format: L.19mm; W.19mm; T.13.5mm


Part of the side of the midrib and one blade wing. The surface is abraded but lines delineating the edge of the blade, and the groove located at the junction between the blade and the midrib, are present. Three layers of clay visible


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The Discovery Programme, “Clay mould of spearhead type 2 from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 421.,” accessed January 16, 2025, http://discoveryprogrammeimages.locloudhosting.net/items/show/2241.

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