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. 2310.

Fotograf: The Discovery Programme

Identifikator: WSFP_V03_FIG_2310

Type: Image

Format: L.83mm; D.5mm

Incomplete. Tip and fine shank. Circular in section and curved in profile. Widens from diameter of 4mm at upper end to 5mm in centre before tapering to sharp tip of 1mm diameter. Two chips missing from one edge where shank has been broken, measuring 3.5mm by 1mm and 6mm by 4.5mm respectively. Smooth, worn surfaces. No trace of polish remains.

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