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. 1164.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_1164

Type: Image

Format: L.57mm; W.8mm; T.4.5mm

Possibly produced from pig fibula. Small longbone, unmodified except for oblique cut to lower end of one side creating a sharp point at one end. No secondary working apparent. Length of sharpened part 25mm.

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