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. 1880.

Criador: The Discovery Programme

Identificador: WSFP_V03_FIG_1880

Tipo: Image

Formato: L.19mm; W.30mm; T.11mm

Part of a socket valve with a step for a pouring gate. The socket wall slopes outwards gently from the base of the step, narrowing the diameter of the mould. The base of the fragment is complete as if this sat on top of the actual opening the upper part is broken - presumably the pouring cup was broken off. Assigned to spearhead 2 on the basis of fabric type.

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