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. 1603.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_1603

Type: Image

Format: L.18mm; W.16mm; T.12mm

Rimsherd with slight curvature. The piece is broken irregularly and it is not clear whether the rim was applied or integral to the original manufacture of the crucible. The fabric is fine and homogenous, no layers can be distinguished but the clay seems more compacted at the surfaces.

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