Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Font
Culmullin, County Meath, Ireland
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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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
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.