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. 1452.

Criador: The Discovery Programme

Identificador: WSFP_V03_FIG_1452

Tipo: Image

Formato: L.41.5mm; W.8.5mm; T.6mm

Very finely-worked piece. Produced from longitudinal segment of longbone wall of large animal. May represent detached working end of more complete bone point. Oval or rounded rectangular in cross-section, tapering evenly from both sides throughout length to sharp point. Final 8mm adopts rounded cross-section and tapers in the round to point. This area also has fine surface polish which continues upwards in places. Point intact. Upper surface appears to be broken.

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