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 disc-headed pin from Dun Aonghasa, Pin 3, find no. 111.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_0111

Type: Image

Format: L.14mm; W.19mm; T.5mm

Piece with part of central hollow, 4,5mm in diameter, remaining. An interval of 5mm separates the hollow from a surrounding groove 1mm deep. Part of a concave contact face, 5mm wide, remains. Original diameter of pin head ca. 15mm.

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