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. 2128.

Criador: The Discovery Programme

Identificador: WSFP_V03_FIG_2128

Tipo: Image

Formato: L.37.5mm; W.12.4mm; T.6.3mm

A well-made bone point tapering to end in a rounded blunt tip which has been burnt slightly, probably to harden it. The tip is also polished. The point is rectangular in section and there is a slight groove in one surface following the shape of the bone. Surfaces are smooth and worn.

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