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 core from Dun Aonghasa, find no 1494.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_1494

Type: Image

Format: L.22mm; W.20mm; T.17mm

Lump of clay, possibly Fabric Group 1. The outer face is curved and retains part of a smooth surface. The interior has a layered appearance, as of a clay rolled up into a ball.

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