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. 1891.

Créateur: The Discovery Programme

Identifiant: WSFP_V03_FIG_1891

Type: Image

Format: L.79.5mm; W.15.5mm; T.8.5mm

Fairly well made piece. Composed from small sheep or goat radius with one side wall split off longitudinally below top. Remaining segment of bone has been tapered into a finely sharpened point, its upper region being curved in section, forming an oval section for final ca. 13mm. Curved longitudinal axis is a feature of bone from which piece is manufactured though manufacture process appears to have emphasised this. Point is perfectly intact. Traces of file marks are still visible around working end.

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