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. 2491.

Créateur: The Discovery Programme

Identifiant: WSFP_V03_FIG_2491

Type: Image

Format: L.51mm; W.8mm; T.3mm

Produced from longitudinal segment of longbone wall. Sides taper evenly to point with slight outward bulge around centre. Upper left side broken. Retains deep curved section in upper half, fading out completely in lower half to create oval section which continues to taper from sides to point. Fracture surfaces are finely rounded into underside throughout length, especially in upper half. Final ca. 6mm tapers on all surfaces to intact point. Fine file marks visible over much of surface. Just below top is a longitudinal slit or eye, 8mm long.

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