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 knife from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 442.

Créateur: The Discovery Programme

Identifiant: WSFP_V03_FIG_0442

Type: Image

Format: L.19mm; W.25mm (mould); W.21mm (matrix); T.7mm

Two pieces that fit together; the matrix is dished and is most probably part of a knife blade. There are faint remains of a contact face on one side. The surviving part of the outer wrap is brick red in colour.

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