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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Stone spindle whorl from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 2449.

Fotograf: The Discovery Programme

Identifikator: WSFP_V03_FIG_2449

Type: Image

Format: L.40mm; W.40mm; T.15mm

Spindle whorl. Limestone. Ground all over to form a circular shape with a flat cross-section and rounded edges. The central perforation has a slightly skewed biconical cross-section, 12mm in diameter.

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