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. 3006.

Criador: The Discovery Programme

Identificador: WSFP_V03_FIG_3006

Tipo: Image

Formato: L.48mm; W.48mm; T.13mm

Spindle whorl. Limestone, burnt fragment. Circular in plan with a flattish cross-section and rounded edges. Most probably originally ground to shape. Central conical-shaped perforation.

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