Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Newtown (Navan Upper By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtown (Navan Upper By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not inidcated
- Coordinates
- 53.55576, -6.77148
- SMR number
- ME036-049008-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Inside the W end of the parish church of Newtown Clonbun (ME036-049005-) is the rectangular base of a font (dims 0.53m x 0.50m; H 0.26m) with a chamfered upper surface where the scar of an octagonal shaft (dim. 0.3m) can be seen. Part of the shaft (H 0.34m) is also present.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 17 February, 2015
Nearby in the register
- Stone sculptureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Tomb - effigialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.