St. Giles-on-the-Heath / Saint Giles on the Heath

INFORMATION

Font ID: 10572GIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 13th century, Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Giles
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Giles [aka Aegidus, Egidus, Gilles]
Site Location: Devon, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 8 km NNE of Launceston, towards the Cornish border
Font Notes:
Noted in Pevsner (1952): "Font. Circular, Norman, undecorated."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus, North Devon, Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1952, p. 140