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. 813.

Maker: The Discovery Programme

Verwijzing: WSFP_V03_FIG_0813

Type: Image

Formaat: L.33mm; W.26mm; T.9mm; W. of matrix. 11mm

Piece with contact face. This has a curving edge and inverted shallow v-shaped profile. The remainder of the abraded matrix surface is slightly dished. Part of outer wrap present.

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