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. 2426.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_2426

Type: Image

Format: L.60mm; W.4mm; T.3mm

Complete. Unexpanded head and tapering shank. Head is rectangular in shape with a rectangular with rounded sides section. Perforation (D.2mm) is hour-glass shaped. Evidence on one surface of vertically incised line either side of perforation but stopping before shank. Shank is rectangular with rounded sides in section and straight in profile. Curves very slightly towards point. Tapers from 4mm by 3mm below head to 1.5mm in diameter at blunt tip. Surfaces are smooth and polished.

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