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 3, find no. 423.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_0423

Type: Image

Format: L.17mm; W.16mm; T.7mm

Small projection probably similar to that visible on piece 345a. If so, it must have been applied to the rim area to facilitate a grip by a tongs. The projection seems too small to have acted as a handle like that on Crucible 1 (55). Grey in colour and slightly cindery in texture.

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