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. 2304.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_2304

Type: Image

Format: L.32mm; W.5.5mm; T.3mm

Produced from longitudinal segment of longbone. Broadly wedge shaped in section with sides tapering evenly to sharp point. Final 6mm adopts more rounded cross-section and continues to taper to point. Faint traces of surface polish survives, especially around final few mm. Surface is otherwise very corroded so details of manufacture are not clear. Point perfectly intact.

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