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 needle from Dun Aonghasa, type 1: boat-shaped needle, find no. 960.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_0960

Type: Image

Format: L.68mm; W.55mm; T.3mm

Incomplete. Tip missing and one side of central slot-type perforation. Shank is rectangular with rounded sides in section; slightly curved profile. Tapers from 6mm by 3mm to 2mm diameter at blunt point. Surfaces are worn, have traces of polish along shank. Central perforation is 9mm long, and ca. 2mm wide. A short shallow longitudinal groove on both sides - either side of perforation. Groove in 'outer' surface tapers from perforation to shallow point, from 2mm to 1mm, and is 23mm long. Groove in other surface is similar but continues to where shank is broken; 32mm long and tapers from 2mm to 1mm.

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