Bornish / Bornais

Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2011
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Results: 5 records
view of church exterior - east view
view of church exterior - northeast view
view of church exterior - northwest view
view of church interior - altar and font
INFORMATION
FontID: 17641BOR
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary (Roman Catholic)
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Scotland
Location: Western Isles, Eilean Siar / Outer Hebrides
Directions to Site: Located on South Uist, in the Western Isles, near Ardkenneth, Lochboisdale/Loch Baghasdail
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Argyll and the Isles
Historical Region: Inverness-Shire
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the presbitery, by the altar
Date: ca. 1955?
Century and Period: 20th century (mid?), Modern
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Colin Smith for his photographs of this church and font
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Baptismal font consisting of a plain square basin with chamfered upper corners, raised on a pedestal made of multiple blocks. The wooden cover, attached to the basin is octagonal, with hasp lock. Both font and cover are modern, perhaps from the 1955 renovation of the church [NB: we have no information on the earlier font of the original church of 1838/1839]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: square (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: square
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material:
wood,
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]