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. 1849.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_1849

Type: Image

Format: L.7.5mm; W.9mm; T.7mm

Incomplete. Tip of head. Broken in antiquity. Top of head is flat and oval in cross-section. About one-third of perforation remaining. Top of head has evidence for wear and polish. The other surfaces are comparatively rough.

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