Llandawke

INFORMATION

FontID: 13606LLA

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Margaret Marlos

Church Patron Saints: St. Margaret Marlos

Country Name: Wales

Location: Carmarthenshire, Dyfed

Directions to Site: Located off (W) the A4066, 2 km W of Laugharne

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

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