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, nail-headed, find no. 1028.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_1028

Type: Image

Format: L.71mm; D.5mm

Complete. Well-made undecorated, flat nail-headed pin with tapering shank. Head is flat and oval-shaped, 10mm by 8mm. Tapers in to shank. No perforation. Traces of polish around top. Shank is circular in section and tapers, from 5mm to 1.5mm, to sharp tip. Surfaces are worn, traces of polish especially around tip.

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