St. Nicholas nr. Fishguard / Saint Nicholas / Tremarchog

INFORMATION

Font ID: 10274NIC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Nicholas
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29491182
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Nicholas of Myra
Site Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 8 km SW of Fishguard
Font Notes:
The RCAHMW (Pembroke, 1925) reports a square font in this church. Described in Lloyd, etc. (2001): "Font. Medieval, plain, square bowl on a round shaft."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: square, mounted
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, no. 1067
  • Lloyd, Thomas, Pembrokeshire, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2004, p. 446