Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Rathregan, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathregan
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.46980, -6.53659
- SMR number
- ME044-038----
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 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located in the grounds of the Roman Catholic church of the Assumption at Batterstown. This is a rectangular granite font (ext. dims 0.58m x 0.58m; H 0.34m) with a rectangular basin (int. dims 0.42m x 0.41m; D 0.16m). Externally, it has chamfered corners at the bottom (H 0.21m) and its drain-hole is obscured by soil. Two of the sides have two shallow depressions (diam. 4cm) on the rim for the attachment of a lid. It is not known from which medieval church site it came.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 7 April, 2015
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.