San Salvador de Merlan / San Salvador de Merlán

Image copyright © José Antonio Gil Martínez, 2011
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Results: 6 records
view of church exterior - apse - window
view of church exterior - northeast view
view of church exterior - south portal
view of church exterior - south portal - lintel
view of church exterior - southwest view
view of font

Scene Description: Source caption: "Pila bautismal en el interior del pórtico." -- Notice the damage at the upper rim; obviously not much used now, by the looks of it
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © José Antonio Gil Martínez, 2011
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph taken 16 July 2011 by José Antonio Gil Martínez [ww.flickr.com/photos/freecat/5955072364/] [accessed 23 June 2019]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-2.0
INFORMATION
FontID: 22000MER
Church/Chapel: Iglesia / Igrexa Parroquial de San Salvador de Merlán
Church Patron Saints: Our Saviour
Church Location: 27205 Merlán, Lugo, Spain
Country Name: Spain
Location: Lugo, Galicia
Directions to Site: Located off (NW) the LU-P-2901, in the municipality and 7-8 km N of Palas de Rei and the N-547, 25-30 km WSW of Lugo capital
Historical Region: Comarca de Ulloa / Ulhoa
Font Location in Church: Inside the porch
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
Now laying inside the west porch is a totallyy plain round stone basin with a chamfered underbowl; it shows two large notches wjere the metal staples have split the upper rim; sitted on a low pile of rubble. No cover present but it has a large stone inside the basin, evidence of it being disused.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
42.942467,
-7.872219
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
42° 56′ 32.88″ N,
7° 52′ 19.99″ W
UTM: 29T 592010 4755043
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: round (unmounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
LID INFORMATION
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]