Thornhill / Bàrr na Driseig
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Image Source: Walker (1887: 394)
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INFORMATION
FontID: 00952THO
Church Location: Thornhill DG3, Scotland, UK
Country Name: Scotland
Location: Dumfries and Galloway
Directions to Site: Located off the A76, 24 kms NW of Dumphries, SE of Sanquhar
Font Location in Church: "It stands in the garden of Dr. Grierson of Thornhill" (Walker, 1887, p. 392)
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Described in Walker (1887) as "a small circular bowl, without ornament, with circular orifice [i.e., inside well], and no drain. It stands in the garden of Dr. Grierson of Thornhill, among a great variety of interesting things." (Ibid., p. 392).
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 451229 6121656
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: cylindrical
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 5 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 22.5 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 32.5 cm
Basin Depth: 16.25 cm
Basin Total Height: 30 cm
Notes on Measurements: Walker (1887: 392)
REFERENCES
Walker, J. Russell, "Scottish Baptismal Fonts", 21 or N.S. 9, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1887, pp. 346-448; r["References"]