Cil-y-Cwm / Cilycwm / Kilycwm

INFORMATION

Font ID: 14471CIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1291?
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (late?), Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Michael
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the W end of the nave
Church Wikidata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Michael,_Cilycwm
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Site Location: Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 6 km NNW of Llandovery
Font Notes:
Noted in the Cil-y-Cwom village web site [http://www.cilycwm.com/ci_church.php] [accessed 16 April 2009]: "The most westerly arch has a huge piece missing and in the gap an ancient font. The font may be as old as the stone church. Looking at the masonry you might get the impression that is was purposely built as an integral part of the arch. Incidentally, the font is said to be ten sided."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: decagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: decagonal