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 2, upper valve, find no. 2613.

Maker: The Discovery Programme

Verwijzing: WSFP_V03_FIG_2613

Type: Image

Formaat: L.24mm; W.16mm; T.9mm

The mould piece is semi-circular in cross-section but it is possible that it is part of a upper valve. Based on the find spot, it could be part of pin 2, but the form appears to be different. The piece is abraded, with flat contact faces that were probably higher at the mould edges; it may be from close to the point of the shank. Outer wrap present and contains temper grains 1mm in size. Groove of shank: 3mm wide, narrowing to 2mm; depth > 1mm.

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