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 gate mould from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 1409.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_1409

Type: Image

Format: L.19mm; W.28mm; T.16mm

Weathered piece, broadly similar in shape to the above gates but lacking a curved interior. This may be due to abrasion and the inner face has also been heat damaged. There is a concavity as opposed to a step on the base. Rim does not survive.

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