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. 157.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_0157

Type: Image

Format: L.23mm; W.33mm; T.16mm

Abraded fragment with small area of relatively smooth, dished matrix surface preserved. This, and the profile of the mould, suggests the piece is from a sword blade.

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