Llangadog

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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mike Berrell, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph taken June 2009 by Mike Berrell
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received

INFORMATION

FontID: 14935LLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Cadog
Church Patron Saints: St. Cadog [aka Cadoc]
Country Name: Wales
Location: Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
Directions to Site: Located on the A4029, 6 km SW of Llandovery
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th - 15th century, Medieval
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Mike Berrell for the photograph of this font
Font Notes:
Baptismal font consisting of a plain octagonal basin with a plain chamfer that turns from octagonal at the top to square at the bottom; raised on pedestal and a plinth, both plain and square. The wooden cover is octagonal, with a carved thick top; appears modern.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern?
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]