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. 2667.

Criador: The Discovery Programme

Identificador: WSFP_V03_FIG_2667

Tipo: Image

Formato: L.44mm; W.7mm; T.3mm

Produced from longitudinal segment of longbone. Sides taper evenly to sharp point. Upper half retains curved section shape. Fracture surfaces left rough until ca. 17mm above point on right (unclear on left due to damage) where they become rounded and blended into underside. From ca. 13mm above point, object is worked in round to form fine round sectioned and sharp point, extreme tip of which is broken.

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