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. 2797.

Créateur: The Discovery Programme

Identifiant: WSFP_V03_FIG_2797

Type: Image

Format: L.24mm; W.6-2mm; T.3-2mm

Small, roughly made piece. Produced from longitudinal segment of longbone. Irregularly tapering sides with vaguely curved crosssection. At approximate centre object adopts semi-rounded crosssection and sides run parallel before converging a few mm above tip. Lower half bears good surface polish.

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