Ciran
INFORMATION
Font ID: 06153CIR
Object Type: Stoup
Church / Chapel Name: [not in a church]
Font Location in Church: [not in a church - found in a field]
Previous Font Location(s): may originally have been from the chapel of the "commanderie d'Aulnay", of the Knights Templar
Church Notes: the parish church in Ciran dates from the 12thC but there may have existed a Palaeochristian site there originally
Church Address: [NB: address & coordinates given for Ciran] 37240 Ciran, France
Site Location: Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D59, 7-8 km NW of Ligueil, about 20 km W of Loches
Additional Comments: abandoned stoup
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire (2001, v. 2: 727) as a circular limestone holy-water stoup designed to be wall-mounted; it has a central drain hole. It may originate in the chapel of the "commanderie d'Aulnay", of the Knights Templar, dated from the 13th century; the chapel was in ruins by the 18th century. The stoup was found in a nearby field by a farmer and it is now in the hands of his son.
COORDINATES
UTM: 31T 338493 5213975
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 47.05954, 0.87322
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 47° 3′ 34.34″ N, 0° 52′ 23.59″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
REFERENCES
- Le Patrimoine des communes d'Indre-et-Loire, Paris: FLOHIC, 2001, vol. 2, p. 728