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 sword from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 135/236.

Créateur: The Discovery Programme

Identifiant: WSFP_V03_FIG_135_236

Type: Image

Format: L.60mm; W.43mm (mould), 32mm (matrix); T.14mm

One piece from the group registered as 135 fits with 236 to form a long piece of the blade matrix. This is dished in cross-section and a crack running along the centre has split the fragment. The contact face is abraded and worn away on one side; the bevelled edge of the blade may be discernible. Outer wrap preserved. Six further fragments in the group are abraded, but can be assigned to the sword mould category on the basis of fabric.

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