Llangiwa / Llangua

INFORMATION

Font ID: 12392LLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Medieval
Cognate Fonts: the font at Rogiet, in the same area [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. James, Llangiwa
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. James [may have been dedicated earlier to St. Ciwa [aka Ciwg, Cuick, Kewe, Kigwe, Kigwse]
Church Address: Pontrilas, Hereford NP7 8HD, United Kingdom
Site Location: Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A465, S of Pontrilas, 14 km NE of Abergavenny
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Hereford
Historical Region: formerly Gwent / Monmouthshire
Font Notes:
Noted in Thurlby (2006) as a font with "a circular bowl on a thick circular stem", similar to the one at Rogiet.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

  • Thurlby, Malcolm, Romanesque architecture and sculpture in Wales, Little Logaston, Woonton, Almeley, Herts.: Logaston Press, 2006, p. 174