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 crucible from Dun Aonghasa, crucible 2, find no. 1736a/b

Créateur: The Discovery Programme

Identifiant: WSFP_V03_FIG_1736a_1736b

Type: Image

Format: L.32mm; W.32mm; T.6mm (lower end)

Rim/body wall piece (a) and small rim fragment (b) similar in thickness and form to crucible 1. Piece (b) is broken at the point where the wall thickens above the base; three layers of clay are visible. The rim is narrow and rounded, 2mm thick. Rimsherd (b) is very fine and small.

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