Eglwyswrw / Eglwys Eirw

INFORMATION

FontID: 10094EGL
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Christiolus? St. Eirw?
Church Patron Saints: St. Cristiolus? / St Eirw?
Country Name: Wales
Location: Pembrokeshire
Directions to Site: Located between Haverfordwest and Cardigan, 10 km SSW of Cardigan
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 14th century, Medieval
The RCAHMW (Pembroke, 1925) notes: "The present church was restored in 1829 [...] I t was further restored and adapted to modern requirements in 1883 [...] The font is modern." Lloyd et al. (2004), however, note: "Plain medieval square baptismal font, possibly C14." [NB: was this font found after the RCAHMW visit on 11 September 1914?]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: square
Basin Exterior Shape: square

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
Lloyd, Thomas, Pembrokeshire, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2004