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. 1244.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_1244

Type: Image

Format: L.36mm; W.9.5mm; T.3mm

Produced from longitudinal segment of longbone wall. Retains shallow curved section in upper half, fading out almost completely in lower area. Upper sides run parallel but show no secondary working. Final 26mm taper to point; the left side of this area has been rounded and smoothed while the corresponding right side remains rough except for final 8mm. Point is perfectly intact but its final 8mm length is broken into a separate piece.

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