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. 1105b.

Maker: The Discovery Programme

Verwijzing: WSFP_V03_FIG_1105b

Type: Image

Formaat: L. 77mm; W. 20mm; T. 5.5mm

Retains curved section with irregularly parallel sides through most of length down to round-sectioned working end. Fracture surfaces show no secondary working until 20mm from point where they are rounded off, creating oval/rounded section, and begin to taper abruptly to point. Final 10mm are finely rounded. Point is intact though slightly damaged. Final 5- 6mm of working end retains surface polish (wear or manufacture). Surface otherwise seems partly peeled, possibly removing more extensive evidence of manufacture.

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