Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Font
Dowth, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dowth
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.70353, -6.44746
- SMR number
- ME020-019003-
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 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
The font from the medieval parish church of Dowth (ME020-019----) is now at the Roman Catholic church of Monknewtown (ME019-018001-). This is an octagonal stone (dim 0.75m; H 0.52m) tapering towards the base with a circular basin (diam. 0.57m; D 0.17m) that has a wave-like rim, rising to peaks at the angles, but it lacks a drain-hole (Roe 1968, 124-5).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload; 12 June, 2014
References
Roe, H.M. 1968 Medieval fonts of Meath. Meath Archaeological and Historical Society.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Sheela-na-gigunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.