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Font

Culmullin, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Font, Culmullin, County Meath, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Culmullin
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.49288, -6.62319
SMR number
ME043-017002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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

Originally located within Culmullin church (ME043-017----) (Cogan 1862-70, 2, 351), it was moved to a place by the path through the graveyard (Roe 1968, 112-3), and has now been moved to the lawn of Culmullin House (ME043-018001-), c. 265m too the SSE. It is a plain octagonal font (dims c. 0.6m x. c. 0.5m; H 0.56m) but the sides are of uneven length (L 0.18-0.29m) and create an oval basin (int. dims 0.44m x 0.35m; max. D 0.2m) with a wave-like rim. The lower panels (H 0.32m) are set slightly back from the upper but they are vertical, and there is a central drain-hole.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 23 March, 2015

References

Roe, H.M. 1968 Medieval fonts of Meath. Meath Archaeological and Historical Society.

Cogan, Rev. A. 1862-70 Ecclesiastical history of the diocese of Meath: ancient and modern. (3 vols) Dublin: John Fowler, Joseph Dollard

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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