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. 2269.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_2269

Type: Image

Format: L.67mm; W.11mm; T.8mm

Very well-made piece. Produced from narrow longitudinal segment of longbone wall of large animal. Traces of marrow cavity almost totally obliterated by high level of modification. Fracture surfaces have been rounded and smoothed, merging into underside creating a smoothly oval cross-section throughout length. Sides taper fairly evenly to point but more strongly for final ca. 10mm when object also adopts a rounded cross-section. Point intact. Fine file marks visible in places on surface.

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