Ecclesmachan / Eaglais Mhachain
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INFORMATION
FontID: 10314ECC
Church/Chapel: Parish Church
Church Patron Saints: St. Machan [aka Machanus]
Country Name: Scotland
Location: West Lothian
Directions to Site: Located on the B8046, between Uphall and Treemiletown, 8-10 km SE of Linlithgow, 25 km W of Edinburgh
Historical Region: formerly Linlithgowshire
Font Location in Church: In the church, NE corner
Century and Period: , Medieval
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
A fragment of a square basin claimed to be medieval lies on the ground in the north-east corner of the church. The fragment still tells of a quadrangular shape externaly, round internaly, but it is too damaged to be judged for age with any certainty; it could even be of the early 18th-century, the date of the present church, although it is most likely left from one of the earlier periods of the church, perhaps the 12th or 13th century. [NB: even now [late 2004] it appears to be used as a receptacle for rubbish and/or debris, sharing thus the sad fate so common among Scottish fonts]
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 468205 6200259
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Number of Pieces: fragment
Font Shape: square (mounted)?
Basin Interior Shape: round?
Basin Exterior Shape: square?