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. 1315.

Maker: The Discovery Programme

Verwijzing: WSFP_V03_FIG_1315

Type: Image

Formaat: L.120mm; W.27mm; T.8mm

Produced from longitudinal segment of longbone wall of large animal. Fairly roughly made. Retains curved cross-section throughout most of length. Fracture surfaces show no secondary working. Tapers fairly regularly throughout length to the pointed tip but the taper is greater for the last approximately 12mm and at this point the sides have been rounded and smoothed. Final approximately 9mm are worked in the round to an oval-sectioned point which tapers to a sharp tip which, while intact, may be slightly damaged. No manufacture marks visible.

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