Pen-y-Clawdd
INFORMATION
Font ID: 12396PEN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Norman? / Transitional?
Cognate Fonts: Llanwenarth, Mitchell Troy and St Maughans.
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Martin, Pen-y-Clawdd
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Martin%27s_Church,_Pen-y-clawdd
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Notes: Norman church; re-built 15th-16thC
Church Address: Pen-y-clawdd, Monmouth NP25 4BG, United Kingdom --Tel.: +44 7958 022782
Site Location: Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 2-3 km S of Dingestow, 9 km SW of Monmouth
Historical Region: formerly Gwent / Monmouthshire
Font Notes:
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Noted in Thurlby (2006) as one of a group of tub-shaped fonts in the area: Llanwenarth, Mitchell Troy, Pen-y-Clawdd and St Maughans.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped
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