Defynnog No. 2 / Devynock

INFORMATION

FontID: 10226DEF
Object Type: Stoup
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Cynog
Church Patron Saints: St. Cynog [aka Canog, Cynog ap Brychan, Kennauc, Mocheanog]
Country Name: Wales
Location: Powys
Directions to Site: Located at the confluence of the A4067and the A4215, just S of Sennybridge and the A40, 15 km W of Brecon
Historical Region: formerly Breconshire/Radnorshire
Font Location in Church: Mounted on the E wall
Century and Period: 11th century, Medieval
Font Notes:
The Brecknockshire Churches Survey of the Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust mentions a holy-water stoup together with the baptismal font [cf. Index entry for Defynogg No. 1] as possible survivors of the pre-Norman church in this locality [source: CPAT web site at www.cpat.demon.co.uk/projects/longer/churches/brecon/16764.htm]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: wall-mounted