Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Font
Faughalstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Faughalstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.64424, -7.33256
- SMR number
- WM007-045003-
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Standing in the SW quadrant of Faughalstown graveyard (WM007-045001-) there is a section of an octagonal-shaped limestone shaft (H 0.37m x Wth 0.35m) which has a central hole possibly serving as a drainage hole for a medieval font associated with Faughalstown Church (WM007-045----) standing in NE quadrant of graveyard. Possible section of octagonal-shaft of a medieval font.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 8 August 2017
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.