Stenton

Described and illustrated in Walker (1887) as a "large plain circular bowl of simple character"; on the lip of the bowl is a slightly moulded depression, very likely for the finish of the lead lining; the bottom is flat with a drain of moderate size. About six inches [=15 cm] of the pedestal base is part of this same stone, as was the case in the Linton base [cf. Index entry for Linton]. In Walker's time, ca. 1887, this basin was being used as a flower-pot. Illustrated in MacGibbon & Ross (1896-1897: 609, 611 and fig. 1598), who provide an illustration of the font and give its location as "lying near the ruin" at their time, only 10 years later. Noted in the CANMORE entry for this church [https://canmore.org.uk/site/57841/stenton-old-parish-church] [accessed 13 February 2025]: "FONT.There is a circular font at the eastern end of the church, which is now used as a receptacle for plants. The external diameter is 2 feet 7 inches, the total height 2 feet 1 inch, and it has a lip on the exterior rim to receive a leaden lining. It is illustrated and described in Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot. xxi., p. 357."