Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Font (present location)
Milltown (kells By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Milltown (kells By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.69038, -6.87469
- SMR number
- ME017-036----
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
The font from the church at Rodanstown (ME049-021----) is now at Milltown House. It is octagonal (ext. dim. c. 0.6m; H 0.47m) with a circular basin (diam. 0.46m; D 0.15m) and stands on an octagonal shaft (H 0.17m) with a roll moulding at the top that widens towards the base. (Roe 1968, 113)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 8 July 2014
References
Roe, H.M. 1968 Medieval fonts of Meath. Meath Archaeological and Historical Society.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.