Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Font
An Gróbh, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Gróbh
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.14167, -10.26749
- SMR number
- KE043-224007-
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
'A plain octagonal stone font which now stands in the modern edifice is traditionally associated with the medieval church [KE043-224005-].'
See attached plan and photograph taken from Dunne 2019, 9.
The above description is from J. Cuppage et al., 'Archaeological Survey of the Dingle Peninsula.' (Oidhreacht Chorca Duibhne, 1986)
Date of upload: 20 January 2012
References
Dunne, L. 2011 Archaeological Survey St. James Graveyard, Main Street, Dingle. Unpublished survey report Laurence Dunne Archaeology.
Dunne, L. 2019 Archaeological Impact Assessment Report, St. James’s Church & Graveyard, Main Street, Dingle, Co. Kerry. Licence No. 18E0754. Unpublished report prepared on behalf of Rev. Phyllis Jones, Kilgobban, Camp, Tralee, Co. Kerry.
Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H.A. 1987 Urban archaeological survey - county Kerry. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
Cuppage, J. 1986 Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Holed stoneunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.