Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Font
Oldleighlin, County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oldleighlin
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.73606, -7.02560
- SMR number
- CW011-016007-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Large, square and undecorated limestone font located beside the north pier of the cathedral's crossing tower (CW011-016005-). It is mounted on a large drum-shaped base. The basin is straight sided and has a central drainage hole. (Bradley 1989, 47-8)
Reference:
Bradley, J. 1989 County Carlow: the urban archaeological survey. (Unpublished report). Dublin. Office of Public Works.
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 19 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Cathedralunder 1 mi
- Font (present location)under 1 mi
- Memorial stoneunder 1 mi
- Historic townunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.