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. 2293.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_2293

Type: Image

Format: L.71.5mm; W.10mm; T.3.5mm

Produced from longitudinal segment of longbone wall. Fracture surfaces taper unevenly to point. No evidence of any secondary working and therefore no real differentiation between working end and upper part. Final ca. 15mm displays slight sheen which overlies rough fracture surfaces suggesting this is result of use. Upper part has a shallow concave-convex section. Trace of marrow cavity continues down to tip. Point intact.

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