Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Font
Hortland, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Hortland
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.37382, -6.77991
- SMR number
- KD004-018004-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
According to O'Leary (1999, 59), 'There is within the confines of the graveyard (KD004-018003-) the octagonal head of an ancient limestone font', and Morrin (1999, 62) notes, 'It's outer circumference is 72" (c.1.83m), diameter 24" (c.0.61m) and height 13"' (c.0.33m), and shows a painting of the font executed by K. Simms. The exact location of this monument is unknown.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.