Castrejon de la Pena / Castrejón de la Peña

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02362CAS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 1999-06-02
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia parroquial de Santa Agueda
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Agatha
Church Address: 34850 Castrejón de la Peña, Burgos, Spain
Site Location: Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Historical Region: Montaña Palentina
Font Notes:
On-site notes: A plain font of a cauldron/bucket shape similar to many others in the area (Guardo, Traspeña de la Peña, Pisón, etc.) and raised on a square plinth. The walls of the basin are very thick (21 cm at the rim) and it has a centre drain.

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.80833, -4.603055
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 48′ 30″ N, 4° 36′ 11″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cauldron-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Rim Thickness: 21 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 97 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 138 cm
Basin Depth: 45 cm
Basin Total Height: 70 cm
Height of Base: 20 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 90 cm
Notes on Measurements: BSI

LID INFORMATION

Apparatus: no