Penbryn No. 2 / Llanfihangel Penbryn / Llanvihangel Pen y Bryn / Llanvihangel Penbryn

Meyrick (1808) reports: "The font is a square bason". Noted in Lewis' Dictionary edition of 1849: "the font is an ancient square basin". Listed in Thurlby (2006) as one of several "table-top fonts with scalloped undersides in Cardiganshire" [including: Llanfihangel Ystrad, Mynt, Penbryn, Sarnau, Tremain]; this particular one: "in the porch with three scallops to each side of the square bowl with angle fillets between the undersides of the scallops". The entry for this church in COFLEIN [https://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/105363/details/st-michaels-church-penbryn] [accessed 19 January 2020] notes: "During the medieval period the church was a parish church of the deanery of Sub-Aeron, at which time it was a possession of Talley Abbey (Premonstratensian). [...] The nave is thirteenth-century in date. The chancel dates from the fourteenth century. The porch dates from the seventeenth century. The church was restored in 1887 [...] The church was renovated in 1957 [...] The square font is medieval in date. Another medieval font is in the porch. The limestone square, scalloped font dates to the twelfth century, and was originally from St Llawddog's Church, Cenarth (NPRN 309895). It was removed to St Michael's from St John's Church, Sarnau (NPRN 400366)." The entry for this church in British Listed Buildings [https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300009899-church-of-st-michael-penbryn] [accessed 19 January 2020] notes: "Plain square tooled font with deeply chamfered underside on cylindrical shaft and square base. Possibly C13."


Noted by Tim Palmer as a 'scallop and dart' font made of Dundry stone [source: e-mail communication of 17 March 2010 to BSI]. Palmer notes two other Ceredigion 'scallop and dart' fonts, those at Llanfihangel Ystrad and Tremain, although the font at Llanfihangel Ystrad has had the 'dart' motif chiselled off.