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. 2846.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_2846

Type: Image

Format: L.62.5mm; W.13mm; T.9mm

Produced from metacarpal/metatarsal of sheep/goat. Working end is very finely-worked. Upper part retains full circumference of longbone shaft with distal articulation broken off. Working end has been produced by removing section of shaft for final 43mm, leaving projection of bone, of ccs, which tapers evenly and symmetrically throughout length to point. Fracture surfaces are rounded for most of length, merging into underside for final 23mm. Final 6mm takes on finely rounded section, tapering in the round to point, tip of which is broken. Fracture surfaces on lower working end bear very fine surface polish. Faint trace of horizontal filing on tapered sides.

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