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. 1748.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_1748

Type: Image

Format: L.40mm; D.4mm

Incomplete. Lower shank fragment. Circular in section and tapers from 4mm to 1mm at sharp tip. Small nick, 2mm by 1mm, about 10mm above tip which is possibly deliberate. Surfaces are smooth with patches of polish. Possibly from a finely-made pin.

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