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…


Bone pin from Dun Aonghasa, [indeterminate], find no. 2284.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_2284

Type: Image

Format: L.26mm; W.3.5mm; T.3mm


Incomplete. Shank fragment. Oval in section. Smooth but worn surfaces - no traces of polish remaining.


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The Discovery Programme, “Bone pin from Dun Aonghasa, [indeterminate], find no. 2284.,” accessed October 1, 2025, http://discoveryprogrammeimages.locloudhosting.net/items/show/2531.

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