Porthkerry No. 1
INFORMATION
Font ID: 12671POR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Curig
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end of the nave
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17744378
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Curig [aka Gurig]
Site Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A4226, just W of Barry Island
Font Notes:
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Described in Orrin (1988): "The font is octagonal on a similar stem and base [a Norman cushion capital] and is devoid of any ornamentation."
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
- Orrin, Geoffrey R., Medieval Churches of the Vale of Glamorgan, Cowbridge: D. Brown & Sons, 1988, p. 316