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. 2606.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_2606

Type: Image

Format: L.63mm; D.4mm

Complete. Unexpanded head and tapering shank. Head rectangular with rounded sides in section. Eccentric cylindrical perforation (D.2mm). Shank is circular in section and tapers from 5mm by 4mm below head to 2mm at blunt tip. Surfaces are worn and rough but there are traces of polish along sides of shank.

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