Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Font
Martry, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Martry
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.69491, -6.80241
- SMR number
- ME017-037002-
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 fragment of a font from Martry church is now in St. Columba’s church in Kells (ME017-044041-). It consists of the lower part of the basin (diam. c. 0.39m) of an octagonal font with ribs at the angles, and an angle’s head and wings on the lower panel. (Roe 1968, 68-9).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload; 18 June, 2014
References
Roe, H.M. 1968 Medieval fonts of Meath. Meath Archaeological and Historical Society.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.