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. 1137.

Criador: The Discovery Programme

Identificador: WSFP_V03_FIG_1137

Tipo: Image

Formato: L.76mm; W.4.5mm; T.3.5mm

Complete. Two parts. Unexpanded perforated oval-shaped head and tapering shank. Top is square off. Rectangular with rounded sides in cross-section. Eccentric perforation (D.3mm) A second perforation attempt (D.1.5mm) below. The shank is flattened oval in section and curved in profile. Tapers from 6mm by 3mm to 2mm at blunt point. Surfaces are worn but there are patches of polish along shank.

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