Merthyr Mawr No. 2 / Merthyrmawr
INFORMATION
Font ID: 04401MER
Object Type: Stoup
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Teilo
Font Location in Church: Near the baptismal font
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Teilo [aka Elidius, Eliud, Eloi, Tello, Teilaw, Tellaw]
Church Address: Merthyrmawr Rd, Bridgend CF32 0LS, United Kingdom
Site Location: Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located S of the A48, about 5 km SW of Bridgend
Historical Region: formerly Glamorgan
Font Notes:
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Described in Newman (1995) simply as a holy-water stoup: "Medieval stone, quatrefoil. Loose by the font." [NB: not certain whether the "quatrefoil" refers to the shape or the ornamentation, though most likely the former]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 457622 5704004
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.4856, -3.61033
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 29′ 8.16″ N, 3° 36′ 37.19″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: cruciform?
Basin Exterior Shape: cruciform?
REFERENCES
- Newman, John, Glamorgan (Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan), London: Penguin Books; University of Wales Press, 1995, p. 432