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. 2601.

Criador: The Discovery Programme

Identificador: WSFP_V03_FIG_2601

Tipo: Image

Formato: L.5mm; W.5mm; T.3mm

Incomplete. Top of head missing. Unexpanded head (L.3.5mm, W.6mm; T.3mm). Rectangular with rounded sides in section. Perforation is hour-glass shaped (D.1.5mm). Slight shallow groove, 11mm long by 1mm wide, extending from perforation down to shank. Shank is flattened oval to circular in section. Tapers from 6mm by 3mm at head to 1.5mm in diameter at blunt tip. Slightly bent/angled in centre. Surfaces along shaft are slightly uneven but are smooth and polished.

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