Busserolles / Bussairòla / Buxerolla / Buxerolles / Buysserola

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view of church interior - nave - looking east
INFORMATION
FontID: 18504BUS
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martial de Busserolles
Church Patron Saints: St. Martial
Church Location: 24360 Busserolles
Country Name: France
Location: Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Directions to Site: Located on the D90, N of Nontron
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Périgueux et Sarlat
Historical Region: Périgord Vert Granitique -- Périgord-Limousin
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end
Century and Period: 15th century, Late Medieval
Church Notes: church inventoried in Mérimée [ref.: PA00082424]: "12e siècle ; 15e siècle"
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Baptismal font consisting of a plain octagonal basin raised on a tapering pedestal base that appears to be made of several blocks cemented together. Crude work of difficult dating, but probably of the later period of the church (15thC) rather than the earlier (12thC).
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
45.676056,
0.641528
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
45° 40′ 33.8″ N,
0° 38′ 29.5″ E
UTM: 31T 316442 5060852
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage Notes: no lining