Porthkerry No. 1
INFORMATION
FontID: 12671POR
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Curig
Church Patron Saints: St. Curig [aka Gurig]
Country Name: Wales
Location: Vale of Glamorgan
Directions to Site: Located off the A4226, just W of Barry Island
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end of the nave
Century and Period: 12th - 14th century, Medieval
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
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