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. 1105c

Créateur: The Discovery Programme

Identifiant: WSFP_V03_FIG_1105c

Type: Image

Format: L. 86mm; W. 16mm; T.6mm

Retains curved section in upper area. Sides taper evenly to point. Fracture surfaces show no secondary working until 18mm from point when the shape adopts roughly rounded cross-section, tapering to point. Point is intact though possibly slightly damaged. Some remains of surface polish remain around lower working end.

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