Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Baltinglass East, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baltinglass East
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.94396, -6.70952
- SMR number
- WI027-024007-
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5 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)
- 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
A circular granite font (overall Wth 0.81m; H 0.39m) centrally placed 0.5m inside the E wall of Baltinglass Abbey (WI027-024001-). Described in 1906-8 (Fitzgerald, 411) as in rough, unfinished-looking condition. The circular basin (0.16m from outer edge) narrows slightly towards the base and has no water outlet (D 0.23m; Wth at base 0.45m; Wth at top 0.54m). The top of the font has a raised internal rim (Wth 0.09m) rising 0.045m above the outer edge.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 21 November 2012
References
FitzGerald, Lord W. 1906-8a Baltinglass Abbey, its possessions and their post-Reformation proprietors. Journal of the Kildare Archaeological Society 5, 379-414.
Nearby in the register
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Cistercian monksunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.