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. 1792.

Fotograf: The Discovery Programme

Identifikator: WSFP_V03_FIG_1792

Type: Image

Format: L.39mm; L.32mm (matrix); W.29mm (mould; W.17mm (matrix); T.10mm

Knife blade including point section, made up now of four fragments that refit; a fifth fragment probably also forms part of the same piece. The mould has a rounded point and the matrix here is set off-centre. Both contact faces are abraded but slope upwards slightly from the matrix edge to the mould edge. Outer wrap present. The piece looks as if it should be the opposite valve for 1465 above, but they do not fit very well together. This may be due to abrasion of the contact faces. Dimensions of largest fragment with point.

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