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. 262.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_0262

Type: Image

Format: L.53mm; W.9mm; T.3mm

Produced from longitudinal segment of longbone wall. Sides taper fairly evenly to point, though is some irregularity in upper sides. Fracture surfaces are rounded, especially in lower half where taper is even and symmetrical. Upper part retains concaveconvex section which disappears at 8mm from point when oval section shape is adopted. Point is intact. No manufacture marks visible but fracture surfaces and final 8mm display surface sheen.

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