Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Font
Kilcock, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcock
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.40143, -6.66866
- SMR number
- KD005-029----
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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
In a 19th century catholic church, to where it was moved, probably from a now levelled church (KD005-002001-) in a graveyard (KD005-002002-) c. 70m to the SE. A fine granite font (H 1m), octagonal in plan, the basin and chamferred base of which bear pannelled decoration, including shields and representations of both human and animal faces. See cover of 'Unity in Division: a history of Christianity in Kilcock and Newtown' (1999) for a photograph of the font.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Coffin-resting stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.