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 4, find no. 169.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_0169

Type: Image

Format: L.34mm; W.22mm; T.17mm

Rim and body sherd; a raised part on the inside of one edge may be all that remains of the rim proper. The surviving rim portion is cracked and affected by heat. At least three layers of clay visible.

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