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 with segmented point, find no. 2676.

Ersteller: The Discovery Programme

Identifikator: WSFP_V03_FIG_2676

Typ: Image

Format: L.68mm; W. at Hd.11.5, D.5mm

Complete. Fine well-made pin with circular expanded head and tapering shank. Head (10mm by 12mm by 3mm) is rectangular with rounded sides in section. Large off-centre perforation is hour-glass in section and has a diameter of 5mm. Smooth worn surfaces. The shank is circular in section and straight in profile. Tapers from 5mm below head to 1.5mm in diameter at blunt tip. Surfaces are worn and rough but have traces of polish along shank.

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