Dunscore No. 2
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INFORMATION
FontID: 00953DNU
Country Name: Scotland
Location: Dumfries and Galloway
Directions to Site: Located about 15 km WNW of Dumphries up the B729 (dir. Kirkland)
Font Location in Church: "Now forming a stone of construction in the tower of the church" (Walker, 1887, p. 395)
Century and Period: , Medieval
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Described in Walker (1887) as a small bowl, now forming a stone of construction in the tower of the church, and said to have been used as a baptismal font, although Walker suggests a piscina or stoup instead.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
55.140401,
-3.779592
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
55° 8′ 25.45″ N,
3° 46′ 46.53″ W
UTM: 30U 450305 6110693
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: one
Basin Interior Shape: round
Diameter (inside rim): 25 cm
Notes on Measurements: Walker (1887: 395)
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"]