Henllan nr. Newcastle-in-Emlyn

Font ID: 06138HEN

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Norman

Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin

Site Location: Ceredigion, Wales, United Kingdom

Directions to Site: Located on the A484, 5 km E of Newcastle-in-Emlyn, 22-23 km EES of Cardigan

Historical Region: formerly Cardiganshire

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Described in Tyrrell-Green (1928) as a square mounted baptismal font of the Norman period; the basin is ornamented with angle-shafts.

UTM: 30U 404236 5766307

Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 2′ 30.59″ N, 4° 23′ 98.56″ W

Material: stone

Font Shape: square, mounted

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: square

Tyrrell-Green, E., Baptismal Fonts Classified and Illustrated, London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge: The Macmillan Co., 1928, p. 35

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