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. 1091.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_1091

Type: Image

Format: L.63mm; W.20mm; T.4mm

Very roughly-made piece. Produced from longitudinal segment of longbone wall of large animal. Sides taper to point. Roughly wedge shaped in section until nearing point when the fracture surfaces join, creating a triangular section. No secondary modification.

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