Font in Newcastle (kells Lower By.) — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

An unusual cylindrical font is set into a cement pillar in the churchyard. Its narrow waist and four vertical lugs suggest it may have been made for a different kind of building before it became a baptismal font. Water still drains through the central hole, carrying whatever is spoken above it into the earth beneath Newcastle.

Situated on the grounds of the Roman Catholic church of Newcastle. This is a circular sandstone font (ext. diam. of top 0.66m; H 0.46m) narrowing towards the bottom (ext. diam. 0.56m), with a flat-bottomed basin (int. diam. 0.5m; D 0.24-0.26m). It has a central drain-hole (diam. 5cm) and four vertical lugs (max. Wth 7cm; L 0.24m; H 1-2cm). The font is set up on a circular cement pillar and a base of three cement steps. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 6 May 2015

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