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 2, find no. 36.

Créateur: The Discovery Programme

Identifiant: WSFP_V03_FIG_0036

Type: Image

Format: L.25mm; W.3.5mm; T.3mm

Incomplete. Lower part of shank and tip missing. Head is unexpanded and perforated with slightly rounded top (L.5mm; W.5.5mm; T.2mm). Rectangular with rounded sides in section. Eccentric perforation (D.2.5mm) is hour-glass in section. Shank is oval in section and slightly curved in profile. Tapers from diameter of 5mm by 3mm to 3.5mm by 3mm. Traces of polish on head and along shank.

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