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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Bone point from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 174.

Maker: The Discovery Programme

Verwijzing: WSFP_V03_FIG_0174

Type: Image

Formaat: L.24mm; W.7mm; T.3mm

Very well worked piece. Possibly represents lower working end of larger object. Sides taper evenly to point. Fracture surfaces finely rounded into underside throughout length. Trace of marrow cavity in upper area, fading out at 9mm above point when piece also adopts finely rounded section; continues to taper in round to sharp point. Point intact but slightly damaged at both sides. Entire surface has fine surface sheen over clearly visible horizontal file marks.

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