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 ball-headed pin from Dun Aonghasa, Pin 1, lower valve, find no. 454.

Maker: The Discovery Programme

Verwijzing: WSFP_V03_FIG_0454

Type: Image

Formaat: L.30mm; W.23mm; T.9mm

This is a lower valve piece with one end shaped either to act as a pouring funnel, or as a seat for a gate. The funnel feature is asymmetrically set around the opening for the pin shank and is incomplete. The fragment cannot be matched with any other group and is probably part of the lower valve of the preceding pieces. The contact faces are flat and abraded. Fabric Group 1, no large grains visible. Groove for shank, 4mm wide and 2mm deep.

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