Llanynys

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 04441LLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century (?) [basin only], [composite font]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Saeran / Eglwys Sant Saeran, Llanynys
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Saeran%27s_Church,_Llanynys
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Saeran
Church Notes: church mentioned in the Norwich Taxatio of 1254 said to have been built on a Celtic site; modified ca. 1500; restored 18th and 19thC
Church Address: St Saeran's Church, Llanynys, Ruthin LL16 4PA, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1824 705286
Site Location: Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located about 5 km NNW of Ruthin
Additional Comments: composite font [cf. FontNotes]
Font Notes:
Baptismal font described in Hubbard (1986) as Perpendicular, with "cusped panels on the stem and quatrefoils on the bowl." The font is described as a composite of two different stone types and dates in British Listed Buildings [https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300000808-parish-church-of-st-saeran-llanynys#.VatUgvlViko] [accessed 28 April 2025]: "Towards the W end of the N chamber is a Perpendicular limestone font basin. This is of conventional octagonal type, with blind quatrefoil tracery decoration to each face; C19 octagonal sandstone base."

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.1536, -3.3425
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 9' 12"N, 3° 20' 33"W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone [basin only] -- sandstone [base only]
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

REFERENCES

  • Hubbard, Edward, Clwyd (Denbigshire and Flintshire), London: Penguin Books; University of Wales Press, 1986, p. 246