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, [indeterminate], find no. 659.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_0659

Type: Image

Format: L.26mm; W.4mm; T.3mm

Incomplete. Shank and tip fragment. Shank is rectangular with rounded sides in section and straight in profile. Tapers from 4mm by 3mm to diameter of 1mm at blunt tip. Rough, worn surface, but traces of polish, especially around tip.

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