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Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Leixlip
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.36319, -6.49063
- SMR number
- KD011-004011-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In the ground floor of the tower at the W-end of Leixlip church (KD011-004003-). A large rectangular font (dims. L 0.68m; Wth 0.66m; H 0.36m) contains a circular basin (diam. 0.47m; D 0.22m) which lacks a drain hole. Coated in black gloss paint (Bradley et al. 1986 vol. 3, 318).
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Stone headunder 1 mi
- Stone headunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.