Llantrithyd No. 1 / Llantriddyd

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B01: design element - architectural - arcade - blind - trefoiled arches

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 12526LLA
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Illyd
Church Patron Saints: St. Illtyd [aka Illtud]
Country Name: Wales
Location: Vale of Glamorgan
Directions to Site: Located 5 km E of Cowbridge, in S Glamorgan
Font Location in Church: Reported in the churchyard ca. 1988
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Late Norman / Transitional?
In Orrin (1988): "The only example in the Vale of Glamorgan of Norman arcading with trefoil arches appears on the defunct font at Llantrithyd church which lies neglected on the south side of the churchyard." Elsewhere in the same source Orrin (ibid.) notes: "on the south side of the churchyard is the pedestal of what appears to be an old font with fine Norman arcading."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

Orrin, Geoffrey R., Medieval Churches of the Vale of Glamorgan, Cowbridge: D. Brown & Sons, 1988