Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Font
Freshford Lots, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Freshford Lots
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.73104, -7.39772
- SMR number
- KK013-023008-
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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
Within the RC church in Freshford, left of the altar where it is in use as a baptismal font . The original location of this font is unknown, it may have come from St Lachtain's church (KK013-023001-), currently the C of I church c. 165m to the N.
A square limestone font (total H 0.41m; H above base chamfer 0.33m; Wth 0.65-0.66m), the lower edge of each side is chamfered (D of chamfer 0.1m). The four angles of the font are also chamfered, each terminating with a broach stop above the base chamfer. It currently rests on a modern pedestal. It is decorated with arcades, the N and E sides with seven round-headed arches, the S side with seven pointed arches and the W side with five ogee-headed arches with spandrels. The columns dividing the arches on the S and W sides continue onto the base chamfer where they taper to a point. The raised surrounds of the arch are polished while the intervening spaces and the base chamfer are dressed with punch tooling. The basin of the font is circular (diam. 0.535m; D 0.22m) and the central drain hole has been filled in. There are the remains of three circular hinges on the N side of the top for a former cover. It probably dates to the 15th century. Pike (1989, 572-82; 597-9) includes this in an 'Ossory Group' of fonts.
See attached photographs:
KK013-023008-_01 N and W sides viewed from the NW
KK013-023008-_02 N side
KK013-023008-_03 S side
KK013-023008-_04 E side
KK013-023008-_05 Overview of top of font with scale, from S side
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 22 August 2022
References
Pike, H.K.J. 1989 Medieval fonts. Old Kilkenny Review 4, no. 1, 572-82, 597-8.
Nearby in the register
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Cross - Wayside cross (present location)under 1 mi
- Historic townunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.