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Font

Sherlockstown, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Font, Sherlockstown, 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
Sherlockstown
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Baptismal Font
Coordinates
53.26400, -6.64715
SMR number
KD014-043002-

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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 a graveyard (KD014-043003-), on the site of a medieval parish church (KD014-043001-). A plain, rectangular baptismal font (dims. L 0.71m; Wth 0.66m; H 0.34m), contains a shallow, rectangular depression (dims. L 0.43m; Wth 0.38m; D 0.2m), and two small mortices which, Sherlock (1899-1902, 298-9) explains, 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' . Sherlock also compares the font to one from Gower in south Wales (op cit). The font may be 13th century in date.

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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