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, annular-headed, find no. 918.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_0918

Type: Image

Format: L.95mm; D.5mm.

Incomplete. Top of head missing. Undecorated pin with expanded rounded head. The head is rectangular with rounded sides in section. Perforation originally hour-glass in form but only about one-third remains, measuring 5mm in diameter. It is off-centre, and may be cause of breakage. Remaining piece of head measures 8mm by 8.5mm by 2mm. The shank is circular in section, gets thicker towards centre before tapering to point. Slightly curved profile. It measures 5.5mm by 4mm below head, expands to 5mm in diameter at centre and tapers to 1mm diameter at tip. Very rough, worn surfaces, though traces of polish evidence.

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