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]

Image Source: photograph in Flambard Héricher (2008)

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view of font - detail - plinth?

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

Image Source: photograph in Flambard Héricher (2008)

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INFORMATION

FontID: 13851POM

Church/Chapel: [La chapelle du château]

Country Name: France

Location: Calvados, Normandie

Directions to Site: The castle ruins are located in the commune of La Pommeraye, in the Cinglais area, S of Caen and W of Falaise

Font Location in Church: The font was originally located inside the church, in the nave, close to the N wall

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

Font Notes: Click to view font notes

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.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

Flambard Héricher, Anne-Marie, Le Château Ganne: premiers résultats de la fouille archéologique, Caen: Publications du CRAHM, 2008