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…


Stone pounder/grinder from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 1618.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_1618

Type: Image

Format: L.107mm; W.86mm; T.52mm


Granite. Flat oval in shape. Broad facets have been pecked on either end. One face is smoothed and there is heavy flaking from another face.


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The Discovery Programme, “Stone pounder/grinder from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 1618.,” accessed January 16, 2025, http://discoveryprogrammeimages.locloudhosting.net/items/show/2570.

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