St. Clears / Sancler / St. Clare's

INFORMATION

FontID: 13608CLE

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Church/Chapel: Priory Church of St. Mary Magdalene

Church Patron Saints: St. Mary Magdalene

Country Name: Wales

Location: Carmarthenshire, Dyfed

Directions to Site: Located on the A40/A477, 13 km WSW of Carmarthen

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