Rilhac-Treignac No. 2 / Reilhac / Relhatus / Rialac / Rilhac de Trainhac

INFORMATION

Font ID: 21062RIL
Object Type: Stoup
Object Details: mortar
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Église paroissiale Saint-Antoine
Font Location in Church: On the threshold of the W entranceway, S side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Anthony the Great [aka Antony the Great, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Anthony of Thebes]
Church Notes: 11th-12thC church here; damaged by fire and restored 16thC -- listed and illustrated in Mérimée [ref.: IA00029956]: "Eglise reconstruite au 16e siècle ? ; sur vestiges possibles du 12e siècle : chevet ".
Church Address: 19260 Rilhac-Treignac, France -- Tel.: +33 5 55 98 25 97
Site Location: Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the D3, 12 km E of Treignac, N of Tulle, W of Ussel
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tulle [ancien diocèse de Limoges]
Historical Region: Parc naturel régional de Millevaches, Limousin
Additional Comments: re-cycled stoup? (former mortar re-cycled into stoup)
Font Notes:
Listed and illustrated in Palissy [ref.: IM19000993] as one of two former mortars re-used in this church as stoups buil into the sides of the west entranceway; this one, on the souh side, is of general square shape, the lower half indented on the sides; the front shows a motif resembling a round arch. The revised (1994) Palissy entry describes them as "mesures à grains" and gives the date "19e siècle", which may refer to the time when they were installed as stoups, not their original date.

COORDINATES

UTM: 31T 397391 5042358

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: square (unmounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: square
Drainage Notes: no lining
Basin Depth: 12.5 cm*
Basin Total Height: 20 cm*
Trapezoidal Basin: 27 x 29 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Palissy [ref.: IM19000993]

REFERENCES

  • France, Ministère de la culture, Inventaire Général, Palissy (France, Ministère de la culture), France, Ministère de la culture. URL: http://www.culture.fr/public/mistral/palissy.