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, lower valve, find no. 1468.

Créateur: The Discovery Programme

Identifiant: WSFP_V03_FIG_1468

Type: Image

Format: L.15mm; W.16mm; T.12mm

Matrix is well preserved but contact faces are abraded. Contact faces sloped down from edge of matrix to mould edges. Inner wad is quite thick (9mm) in comparison to other pieces. Outer wrap thin, partly missing. Groove for shank: 4mm wide by 3mm deep.

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