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. 1388.

Criador: The Discovery Programme

Identificador: WSFP_V03_FIG_1388

Tipo: Image

Formato: L.98mm; W.12mm; T.3mm

Possibly composed of sheep/goat metatarsal. Poorly-worked piece. Produced from a longitudinal sidewall segment of bone. Retains portion of proximal head in upper end. Sides taper irregularly to pointed tip. Right side is bevelled close to point. No secondary working visible but surface has peeled. Point seems intact.

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