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. 2996.

Créateur: The Discovery Programme

Identifiant: WSFP_V03_FIG_2996

Type: Image

Format: L.40.5mm; W.9mm; T.5mm

Produced from longitudinal segment of longbone. Almost rectangular in section with faint trace of marrow cavity. Fracture surfaces left rough and taper unevenly to point. Final 10mm is worked from sides and front to form irregularly round sectioned point; tapers evenly to sharp tip. Underside is left largely unworked. Point still intact. Faint diagonal file marks are visible around point for final 10mm.

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