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. 1243.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_1243

Type: Image

Format: L.40mm; W.4mm; T.3.5mm

Incomplete. Shank and tip in two fragments. Flattened circular section. Tapers from 4.5mm by 4mm to diameter of 2mm at blunt tip. Slightly curved profile; tip is slightly off-centre. Polished surfaces - probably from finely-made pin.

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