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Font

Bodenstown, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Font, Bodenstown, County Kildare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Bodenstown
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.26615, -6.66521
SMR number
KD014-041003-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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

In Bodenstown church (KD014-041001-). Two granite pieces appear to be part of the same, possibly 13th century baptismal font. One piece is square (dims. L 0.67m; Wth 0.67m) with a central, circular perforation (upper diam. 0.23m; base diam. 0.009m) and forms part of the base. The second, slightly larger piece (dims. L 0.8m; Wth 0.8m) contains a shallow basin which has small, opposing mortices. Sherlock (1899-1902, 298-9) explains that the opposing mortices on a very similar font (KD014-042002-) from Sherlockstown, c. 1 mile to the ESE, would have contained 'iron rivets leaded into the stone for the cover and lock required by the Constitution of Edward, Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1236' .

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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