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 disc from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 840.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_0840

Type: Image

Format: L.185mm; W.165mm; T.15mm

Stone disc. Slab of quartz sandstone which has been flaked bifacially around the edge to form an oval shape. Patches of red discolouration on one face may indicate heat damage.

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