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 pin shank from Dun Aonghasa, Group 1, lower valve, find no. 2623.

Twórca: The Discovery Programme

Identyfikator: WSFP_V03_FIG_2623

Typ: Image

Format: L.69mm; W.39mm; T.14mm

Two pieces that match the upper valve; the mould tapers from 39mm wide at one end to 20mm at the other. It is semi-circular in cross-section and over half of the matrix for the pin groove is present. The contact faces are flat, becoming rounded at sides. No outer wrap present. A semi-spherical depression located slightly off-centre on the back of the piece at its wider end is probably a key for the outer wrap. Grey reduction layer in centre. This piece fits perfectly to the upper valve pieces. Groove for shank: 4mm - 5mm wide; 3.5mm - 4mm deep.

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