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 Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_James%27s_Church,_Llangua
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:
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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