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. 1310.

Criador: The Discovery Programme

Identificador: WSFP_V03_FIG_1310

Tipo: Image

Formato: L.60mm; W.9mm; T.4mm

Complete. Pin/needle rough-out. The head (L.9mm, W.9mm, T.4mm) is slightly expanded and curved on one side and straight on opposite site. The top is flat. Shaft (L.51.5mm; W.6.5mm; T.4mm) is sub-rectangular in cross-section with one flat face and other side retaining the hollow natural bone. This narrows to an off-centre rounded tip. The upper surface and one long side appear polished. The opposite side and the underside are rough.

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