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. 422b.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_0422b

Type: Image

Format: L.38mm; W.21.5mm; T.15mm


Part of one blade wing and midrib. The blade wing is narrow and the midrib is shallow; the piece may therefore come from closer to the point than 422a. Two layers visible.


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The Discovery Programme, “Clay mould of spearhead type 2 from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 422b.,” accessed January 17, 2025, http://discoveryprogrammeimages.locloudhosting.net/items/show/2243.

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