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. 1142.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_1142

Type: Image

Format: L.39.5mm; W.13-4mm; T.6mm

Produced from longitudinal segment of longbone wall. Upper part is somewhat L-shaped in section due to manner in which it has been split from bone. Sides taper fairly evenly to point. Fracture surfaces are rounded throughout most of length. Lshaped section diminishes towards point, fading out completely at 6mm from end. Final 9mm has been worked into rounded section, continues to taper to now broken point. Fracture surfaces show clear horizontal file marks which are less clear in lower rounded area, possibly through wear.

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