Castletimon / Simonstown / Villa Simonis (Co. Wicklow)

INFORMATION

FontID: 09270CAS
Church/Chapel: Ruined Church of Castletimon
Country Name: Republic of Ireland
Location: Wicklow / Cill Mhantáin, Leinster
Directions to Site: The ruins of the church are located about a mile E of Dunganstown Castle
Font Location in Church: Reported ca. 1928 at the N wall of the ruined church
Century and Period: , Medieval
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."

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; r["References"]