Llanarth nr. Abergavenny / Llanarth

INFORMATION

FontID: 04371LLA
Church/Chapel: Church of St. Teilo
Church Patron Saints: St. Teilo [aka Elidius, Eliud, Eloi, Tello, Teilaw, Tellaw]
Country Name: Wales
Location: Monmouthshire
Directions to Site: Located about 15 km SE of Abergavenny down the A40 (dir. Raglan...)
Historical Region: formerly Gwent / Monmouthshire
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 14th - 15th century, Perpendicular
Cognate Fonts: Newman (2000) gives the three fonts at Portskewett, Bryngwyn and Llanarth as cognates, with some ornamental differences
Described in Newman (2000) as a baptismal font of the Perpendicular period with a "hexagonal bowl on panelled stem and concave panelled foot, typical of this part of the country."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hexagonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: hexagonal

REFERENCES

Newman, John, Gwent/Monmouthshire, London: Penguin Books; University of Wales Press, 2000