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. 1555.

Fotograf: The Discovery Programme

Identifikator: WSFP_V03_FIG_1555

Type: Image

Format: L.42mm; W.6mm; T.2mm

Cut from longitudinal segment of longbone wall. Upper left side is broken. Otherwise had curved section in upper area, fading out below centre. Sides taper fairly evenly to point. Some secondary working, in form of lateral trimming - horizontal file marks also visible at side of upper right fracture surface. From ca. 1/3 distance down length of object, both sides have been rounded slightly. Final 15mm adopts oval section continuing to taper to point. Final 5mm is worked in round to produce a fine point. Point still intact.

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