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. 2661.

Créateur: The Discovery Programme

Identifiant: WSFP_V03_FIG_2661

Type: Image

Format: L.54mm; W.4mm; T.3mm

Complete. Unexpanded square head with rounded top (L.7mm; W.7mm; T.4mm). Rectangular with rounded sides, tapers slightly to one side in section. Off-centre perforation is rectangular with rounded corners, and is 3mm by 2mm. Head has smooth polished surfaces. Shank tapers from 5mm by 3mm below head to diameter of 1.5mm at blunt tip. Finely made with smooth polished surfaces.

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