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. 2643.

Criador: The Discovery Programme

Identificador: WSFP_V03_FIG_2643

Tipo: Image

Formato: L.19mm; W.21mm; T.10mm (base); T.2mm (rim)

Very fine rim, slender wall, narrow. Step or seat is well preserved. Gentle curvature. The fabric and find spot suggest that it may have been part of a pin mould.

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