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. 2487.

Criador: The Discovery Programme

Identificador: WSFP_V03_FIG_2487

Tipo: Image

Formato: L.31mm; W.13-8.5mm; T.12mm

Outer wrap missing and base is flat. The mould and the matrix both taper in width along the length. The piece seems to be a point as, although the end is not closed, there is no apparent break. The contact faces are flat and narrow. Groove for shank: 3mm-2.5mm wide and 1.5mm deep.

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