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. 422c.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_0422c

Type: Image

Format: L.41.4mm; W.33mm; T.22.5mm (total)

A large piece of outer wrap that sits onto the back giving three layers. The surface of the piece is abraded but traces of the groove/rib along the midrib are visible. Both midrib and blade are narrowing along the length indicating that the fragment is from the upper part of the blade.

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