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 gaming piece or whorl roughout, early medieval, from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 1221.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_1221

Type: Image

Format: D.25.5mm x 19.5mm; T.6.5mm

Bone Disc. Complete oval-shaped charred bone disc. Rectangular section. Slightly burnt. Smooth surfaces with traces of polish. Edges of one surface are chipped. Possibly a gaming piece.

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