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. 2188.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_2188

Type: Image

Format: L.25mm; D.4mm

Incomplete. Undifferentiated perforated head and upper part of shank. The head is rectangular in section and flat-topped (L.4mm; W.4.5mm; T.3mm). Hour-glass perforation (D.2mm). The shank is circular in section and a diameter of 4mm. Fine and highly polished, grey in colour.

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