Llanwrthwl No. 2
Image copyright © Lord, 2003
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Results: 2 records
B01: human figure - head
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Lord, 2003
Image Source: Lord, in Diwylliant (1998-2003, vol. 3: pl. 104)
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Lord, 2003
Image Source: Lord, in Diwylliant (1998-2003, vol. 3: pl. 104)
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE -- IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09151LLA
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Norman
Cognate Fonts: The baptismal font in the same church
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Gwrthwl, Llanwrthwl
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Gwrthwl%27s_Parish_Church,_Llanwrthwl._-_geograph.org.uk_-_147764.jpg
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Gwrthwl
Church Address: Llanwrthwl, Llandrindod Wells LD1 6NT, United Kingdom
Site Location: Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A4570, 5-6 km S of Rhayader, about 40 km ESE of Aberystwyth
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Swwansea and Brecon
Historical Region: formerly Breconshire/Radnorshire
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated by Peter Lord, in Diwylliant... (1998-2003), who dates it to the 12th century. [cf. Index entry for Llanwrtwl No. 1 for a baptismal font of the same period also adorned with human heads]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 465879 5790816
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.266667, -3.5
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 16′ 0″ N, 3° 30′ 0″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: square
Basin Exterior Shape: square
REFERENCES
- The Visual Culture of Wales = Diwylliant gweledol Cymru, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1998-2003, vol. 3: 80 and pl. 104