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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Whalebone chopping board, early medieval, from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 56.

Criador: The Discovery Programme

Identificador: WSFP_V03_FIG_0056

Tipo: Image

Formato: L.110mm; W.67mm; T.8mm

Whalebone chopping board. Incomplete; oval-shaped, flat, piece with one end chipped away. 'Slice' of bone with a smoothed surface with numerous scratch marks on it. The outer surface is rough - natural bone appearance. Edges are smooth and rounded but chipped in places. Slightly curved in profile.

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