Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Font
Meadstown, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Meadstown
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.61164, -6.80531
- SMR number
- ME030-009002-
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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 crudely made base of a font, which is an octagonal stone (dim. of top 0.3-0.35m; dim of base 0.45m) with a conical perforation, is almost buried near the gable of the Black Church within the graveyard (ME030-009001-).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 2 January, 2015
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Franciscan friarsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.