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Inside the entrance on the N side of Danestown graveyard (ME032-008001-) and secured to the masonry of bank there is part of the bottom of the basin of an octagonal font (dim. 0.3m; H 0.25m) and part of its waisted stem (dim. 0.32m; H 0.17m) with a cordon.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME032-008002

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  • Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • C O'Flanagan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Rob Hurson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.rte.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.irishamericanmom.com
  • Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.booking.com
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