Kenmure
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BBU01: design element - motifs - scotia
Scene Description: all around, under the rim [cf. FontNotes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: Walker (1887: 397)
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © [in the public domain]
Image Source: Walker (1887: 397)
Copyright Instructions: PD
INFORMATION
Font ID: 00955KEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Location in Church: Not in a church. Reported ca. 1887 in the garden at Kenmure Castle
Site Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: The castle is located off road A762, 22 km NNW of Castle Dougles, about 40 km W of Dumfries
Historical Region: formerly Kirkcudbrightshire
Additional Comments: abandoned or unused font: in the garden at Kenmure Castle, on top of an old lintel from the house. Nothing is known as to its history or provenance.
Font Notes:
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Described in Walker (1887): octagonal plain basin with a scotia all around under the rim. The font is reported ca. 1887 as being located in the garden at Kenmure Castle, on top of an old lintel from the house. Nothing is known as to its history or provenance.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 427299 6102416
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 55.0632, -4.13832
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 55° 3′ 47.52″ N, 4° 8′ 17.95″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage System: no drainage system
Rim Thickness: 9 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 52.5 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 70 cm
Basin Depth: 32.5 cm
Basin Total Height: 45 cm
Notes on Measurements: Walker (1887: 396)
REFERENCES
- Walker, J. Russell, "Scottish Baptismal Fonts", 21 or N.S. 9, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1887, pp. 346-448; p. 396 and ill on p. 397