St. Fillans No. 2/ Saint Fillans
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Image Source: Walker (1887: 427 and ill. on p. 429)
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INFORMATION
FontID: 05780FIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: St. Fillans Chapel
Church Patron Saints: St. Fillan [aka Foelan, Fulan]
Country Name: Scotland
Location: Perth & Kinross
Directions to Site: Located about 50 km WNN of Sterling, about 15 km west of Crieff on the A85
Font Location in Church: "Inside the chapel on the window sill, next to the entrance door" [ca. 1887]
Church Notes: "In the pool of Strathfillan the mentally ill used to be dipped and then left all night, tied up, in a corner of Fillan's ruined chapel. If they were found loose, they were considered cured. This practice continued until the early 19th century." [source: Farmer, The Oxford Dictionary of Saints (Oxford: Oxford UP, 1897): 160]
Font Notes:
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Walker (1887: 427) writes: "This small bowl stands inside chapel on the window sill, next to the entrance door. It is said to be the original baptismal font belonging to the chapel, and is greatly venerated by old people in the district."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 13.75 cm (approx.)
Basin Total Height: 11.5 (approx.)
Notes on Measurements: Walker (1887: 427)
REFERENCES
Walker, J. Russell, "Scottish Baptismal Fonts", 21 or N.S. 9, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1887, pp. 346-448; p. 427 and ill. on p. 429