Clydey No. 2 / Clydai

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 10008CLY
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Clydai
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, S wall, by the door
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29490314
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Clydai [aka Clydaï, Clydau]
Site Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 10 km SW of Newcastle Emlyn
Font Notes:
Noted in the RCAHMW (Pembroke, 1925) as a stoup by the now closed door of the south wall. Described in Lloyd et al. (2004): "By the door, a C13 Stoup under a pointed arch. Three sided front with two carved heads". [cf. Index entry for Clydey No. 1 for the Norman baptismal font in this church]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Great Britain. Royal Commission on Ancient Monuments and Constructions in Wales and Monmouthshire, An inventory of the ancient and historical monuments of the County of Pembroke, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1925, no. 188
  • Lloyd, Thomas, Pembrokeshire, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2004, p. 171