Arco de Baulhe / Arco de Baúlhe

Image copyright © Joost Limburg, 2010
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INFORMATION
FontID: 17136ARC
Church/Chapel: Igreja de São Martinho
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Country Name: Portugal
Location: Distrito de Braga, Minho
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Cabeceiras de Basto, off the N206, N of the A7 / E805 [Coordinates: 41° 29' 0" N 7° 58' 0" W]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Joost Limburg, of www.romanicoportugal.org, for his photograph of, and information on this font.
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
"According to the monumentos.pt website, the present church is late 18th century, but there are references to its predecessor (Eclaesia de Sancti Martini de Baauli) as early as 1258. About the font it says "A pia baptismal é provavelmente de fábrica medieval."" Plain hemispherical basin made of granite, raised on a plain circular pedestal base. The basin upper rim sides appear to have been repaired.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone, granite
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining