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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Whetstone from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 2662.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_2662

Type: Image

Format: L.87mm; W.15mm; T.10mm

Very fine perforated whetstone of quartz siltstone. It has an expanded head with a central biconical-sectioned perforation. The shank has been worn to a rectangular cross-section with rounded edges and it tapers to a multi-faceted tip. Polished all over.

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