Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Castlefarm (mollahiffe Ed), County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlefarm (mollahiffe Ed)
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.07102, -6.86844
- SMR number
- KD032-013002-
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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 ruined church (KD032-013----). An octagonal granite font (max. L 0.7m; max. Wth 0.7m; H 0.35m) has a straight-sided clay-filled circular basin (diam. 0.5m) and two opposing mortice-holes on its upper edge to accommodate a hinged lid.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 16 October 2013
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.