Pommeraye / La Pommeraye
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
Scene Description: the remnants of the font structure are almost in the middle of the tiny nave, towards the north wall [cf. Font notes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Flambard Héricher, 2008
Image Source: photograph in Flambard Héricher (2008)
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view of font - detail - plinth?
Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Flambard Héricher, 2008
Image Source: photograph in Flambard Héricher (2008)
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 13851POM
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, fragment
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: La chapelle du Château Ganne [aka Château de la Pommeraye]
Font Location in Church: The font was originally located inside the church, in the nave, close to the N wall
Church Notes: the ruins of the Château Ganne are listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA14000019]: "le château Ganne comprend les vestiges d'une tour-porche des 11e-12e siècles et trois enceintes de terre entourées de remparts et de fossés."
Church Address: 14690 La Pommeraye, France
Site Location: Calvados, Normandie, France, Europe
Directions to Site: The castle ruins are located off the D1688, in the commune of La Pommeraye, in the Cinglais area, 25-30 km S of Caen, 18-20 km W of Falaise
Historical Region: La Suisse Normande / Basse Normandie
Additional Comments: disappeared font: only part of the plinth (?) remains / fragment
Font Notes:
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Flambard Héricher (2008) notes and illustrates the remnants of what is thought to be the plinth (?) and underground anchorage of the medieval baptismal font of the castle; recent excavations show a circle of limestone blocks around a recess that is believed to be the drainage and anchorage structure that supported the stone font; the font is situated towards the northwest corner of the small nave. The chapel dates chiefly from the 12th and 13th centuries.
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 689020 5420570
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.9092, -0.4203
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 54′ 33.12″ N, 0° 25′ 13.08″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
- Flambard Héricher, Anne-Marie, Le Château Ganne: premiers résultats de la fouille archéologique, Caen: Publications du CRAHM, 2008, p. 76-79