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. 2786.

Maker: The Discovery Programme

Verwijzing: WSFP_V03_FIG_2786

Type: Image

Formaat: L.44mm; W.25-3mm; T.6.5-3mm

Produced from longitudinal segment of longbone - outer wall only is utilised and therefore piece retains no trace of marrow cavity in its cross-section. Sides run parallel at slight diagonal before tapering evenly to point. Upper edges are left rough. From point at which taper begins, sides become rounded into underside. Lower working end, for final 10mm, is finely rounded into Dshaped cross-section. Front surface is flat, having been split longitudinally - this may have happened post manufacture as there are now no signs of working on this front surface. Point intact.

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