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. 2677.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_2677

Type: Image

Format: L.16mm; W.18mm; T.10mm

Small fragment, probably from lower valve and made of similar fabric to the remaining pieces of this pin; the width of the inner wad is also similar to the foregoing. The surviving part of the matrix is 9mm long by 4mm wide but the contact faces are too eroded to establish the depth. Traces of outer wrap remains.

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