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 pin from Dun Aonghasa, type 1 [plain] find no. 1745.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_1745

Type: Image

Format: L.75.5mm; W.3.5mm; T.3mm.

Complete, fine, undecorated pin with plain, undifferentiated head. The head is flat-topped, circular in section, diameter of 3mm. No perforation. Traces of polish around top. The shank tapers very slightly from diameter of 3mm at head to 1mm at sharp tip. In centre, section is oval. Straight in profile and has smooth surfaces.

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