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 bracelet from Dun Aonghasa, lower valve, find no. 1631.

Maker: The Discovery Programme

Verwijzing: WSFP_V03_FIG_1631

Type: Image

Formaat: L.29mm; W.21mm; T.12mm

Piece with relatively well-preserved matrix. The curved groove is 3.3mm wide by 1.3mm deep and flanked by contact faces that slope down to the edges of the mould. Both contact faces are slightly convex. The outer wrap survives across the base.

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