Castletimon / Simonstown / Villa Simonis (Co. Wicklow)

INFORMATION

Font ID: 09270CAS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Ruined Church of Castletimon
Font Location in Church: Reported ca. 1928 at the N wall of the ruined church
Church Address: Castletimon, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
Site Location: Wicklow / Cill Mhantáin, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: The ruins of the church are located off the R750, 2 km E of Dunganstown Castle, near Brittas Bay, about 10 km S of Wicklow city
Additional Comments: abandoned font
Font Notes:
Ronan (1928: 149) reports that, among the ruins of the ancient church of Castletimon, "at the N. wall lies a round lump of granite wit a square-cut basin, 8 in. deep; eviddntly the baptismal font."

COORDINATES

UTM: 29U 697031 5865645
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.904307, -6.070199
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 54′ 15.5″ N, 6° 4′ 12.71″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one?
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: square
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Basin Depth: 20 cm [approx.]
Notes on Measurements: Ronan (1928: 149)

REFERENCES

  • Ronan, Myles V., "The Ancient Churches of the Deanery of Wicklow", 58, Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1928, pp. 133-152; p. 149