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. 1467.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_1467

Type: Image

Format: L.94mm; W.6mm; T.4.5mm

Complete. Well-made pin with expanded head. Flat, expanded, circular head measuring 12mm by 10mm by 3mm. Rectangular with rounded sides in section. Perforation is hour-glass in form and 3.5mm in diameter. Very slight, shallow groove in one surface either side of perforation, but not continuing down shank. Surfaces are smooth, traces of polish along edges. Shank is rectangular with rounded sides in section; curves very slightly in profile. Tapers from 6mm by 4mm to diameter of 2mm at blunt tip. Smooth surfaces with patches of polish.

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