Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Architectural fragment
Painestown (duleek Lower By., Painestown Par.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Painestown (duleek Lower By., Painestown Par.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.68028, -6.57073
- SMR number
- ME026-002004-
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
In the graveyard of Painestown parish church (ME026-002----) are three sandstone pieces that combine to create the conical top of a spire (diam. of base 0.51m; total H 1.73m). Each piece is octagonal in cross-section with eight raised ribs (Wth 5cm; H 5cm), but the apex of the spire is missing. In addition eight semi-circular limestone drums (dims 0.6m x 0.3m; H 0.3m) that are faceted could be combined to create a pillar (diam. 0.6m; H 1.2m) with eight facets that might have been the base of the spire.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 11 July, 2014
Amended: 31 July, 2014
Nearby in the register
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Tomb - effigialunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.