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. 2252.

Ersteller: The Discovery Programme

Identifikator: WSFP_V03_FIG_2252

Typ: Image

Format: L.25mm; W.23mm; T.9mm

The matrix is off-centre in the mould. One of the contact faces appears to be higher at one end, but this may be due to abrasion. Outer wrap present, but broken away to expose intact inner wad. Groove for shank: 4mm wide by 1mm deep.

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