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. 2386.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_2386

Type: Image

Format: L.65mm; W.12mm; T.8mm

Produced from narrow longitudinal segment of longbone wall of large animal. Upper part is almost square sectioned but with trace of marrow cavity continuing down most of length. Sides run parallel with no secondary working of fracture surfaces. Final ca. 25mm shows a sudden lateral curve and from here fracture surfaces become rounded, merging into underside a few mm below this. From this spot working end becomes more finely rounded as it approaches broken point, taking on rounded section for final 10mm.

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