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. 2239.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_2239

Type: Image

Format: L.68.5mm; W.19mm; T.7mm

Produced from wide longitudinal segment of longbone wall of large animal. Shape is quite symmetrical with evenly tapering sides, with slight outwards expansion around centre, to point. Almost rectangular in section with little trace of natural curved cross-section of longbone. Left fracture surface is rounded except for upper region, right fracture surface remains rough or has been damaged post manufacture. Final ca. 10mm adopts rounded section and continues to taper in the round to point. Extreme tip of point is broken or damaged. Final few mm of point shows a deep surface polish.

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