Welsh St. Donats No. 1 / Welsh St. Donat's / Llanddunwyd

Described in Orrin (1988): "The massive font of 13th-century date has a circular bowl with scalloped underside. The short stem is separated at either end from the base and [bowl] by a single roll-moulding. The base has two heavy rolls, one upon the other, and a deep indentation where it meets the stem." Described and illustrated in Newman (1995) as "small but handsome, and for one fairly closely datable. The water-holding moulding of the circular base demonstrated its 13th century date. Circular bowl strongly scalloped on its underside." The entry for this church in British Listed Buildings [https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300013641-church-of-st-donat-welsh-st-donats#.XNMSMIp7lrQ] [accessed 8 May 2019] notes: "The church was first mentioned in 1173 but it is not possible to point to anything in the present structure that could date from then, the earliest survival being the font which might date from the early C13 [...] Good Transitional style font which is, partly at least, C13." The round basin is plain but for decoration of band of scallop all around; the cylindrical base has a moulding at each end; the lower basin is made of two round mouldings. Plain wooden cover is flat and round, with ring handle; appears modern.