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, miscellaneous fragment, find no. 1469.

Maker: The Discovery Programme

Verwijzing: WSFP_V03_FIG_1469

Type: Image

Formaat: L.32mm; W.27mm; T.11mm

Lower valve with shallow groove flanked by broad contact faces that slope up slightly towards mould edges. Outer wrap intact and rises above edges of inner wad. Fabric Group I. Groove for shank: 4.5mm wide and 1mm deep.

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