Font (present location)

The National Monuments Service's description

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007

Situated at the main door of St. Peter's Church, West St., but thought to have come from Killineer, County Louth (Bassett 1886, 89), and consisting of an octagonal bowl mounted on a modern pedestal and plinth. It is so small that it might be considered as a stoup except for the fact that it had a central drain hole. The bowl has eight equal sides, is slightly chamfered around the rim, and has decorated panels. These have been fully described and illlustrated by Roe (1976, 255-62) but consist basically of eight angels standing beneath ornate canopies and holding shields with various devices carved in very low relief. The font is late medieval in date, and probably belongs to the sixteenth century (Roe 1976, 255-62).