Seton No. 2 / Seton Mains
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Image Source: Walker (1887: 431)
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symbol - shield - coat of arms - unidentified
Scene Description: several; at least two visible in Walker's illustration of 1887
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Image Source: Walker (1887: 431)
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 00983SET
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century (late) (?), Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Church of St. Mary and Holy Cross
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin & the Holy Cross
Church Address: Longniddry, East Lothian, EH32 0PG, UK
Site Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the A198 about 25 km east of Edinburgh, 8-10 km west of Haddington
Historical Region: formerly Haddingtonshire
Additional Comments: damaged font: the basin has missing chuncks
Font Notes:
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Walker (1887: 432): "An octagonal bowl, with circular orifice [i.e., basin well] and large bottom drain. It is apparently of the same date as the other example [cf. Index entry for Seton No. 1], and by the same hand; part of the shaft is worked upon the bowl, and is of exactly the same plan [NB: note however that this object is octagonal whereas Seton No. 1 is cylindrical]. A bold bead moulding runs around the arris of each of the octagon faces, and the panels so formed bear in some cases shields mostly very much defaced." The upper part of the basin shows considerable damage in Walker's illustration; of the three basin sides illustrated, two have charged shields but the third appears totally blank.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 504145 6202231
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 55.9654, -2.9336
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 55° 57′ 55.44″ N, 2° 56′ 0.96″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: one [lower base misin]
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage System: centre hole in basin & base
Rim Thickness: 11.5-12 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 52.5 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 75 cm
Basin Depth: 28.75 cm
Basin Total Height: 60 cm
Notes on Measurements: Walker (1887: 432))
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. 432 and ill. on p. 431