Caeo / Cayo / Conwil Caio / Conwill Cayo / Cynwyl Gaeo / Cynwyl Gaio

INFORMATION

FontID: 13604CAE

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Cynwyl

Church Patron Saints: St. Cynwyl

Country Name: Wales

Location: Carmarthenshire, Dyfed

Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A482, 13 km NNW of Llandovery

Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Medieval

Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]

Font Notes: Click to view

Baker-Jones (1970) writes: ''The fonts at Cynwyl Gaeo, Marros, Llandawke, Eglwys Cymyn, St. Clears and Llangynnor have been singled out for their rud e workmanship and their style presumes considerable antiquity . Their general square shape and low cylindrical pillars approximate them to the style of Norman fonts, and they may perhaps represent the local Welsh craftsman's attempts to follow the fashion brought by the invader.''

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Font Shape: square (mounted)

Basin Exterior Shape: square

REFERENCES

Baker-Jones, D.L., "Looking at Carmarthenshire Churches", VII (1970), The Carmarthenshire Historian, 1970