Llanrhidian
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view of church exterior - southeast view
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view of church exterior in context
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view of church exterior in context
Scene Description: the large stone in the foreground is said to be the base of a wheel cros and to have been used as a pillory in the past
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view of church interior - object
![The Leper Stone; some sources claim it to be a hogback stone from Viking times -- "The sculptured stone in Llanrhidian Church was found a few years ago, almost buried out of sight, beneath the accumulated soil just in front of the western doorway of the tower. I adhere to the opinion that it is the remains of an old stone coffin with one side broken off. Others suppose it to be the base of an ancient cross. The carving and delineation of the two human figures (a male and a female) are of the rudest description, mere caricatures of humanity, so to speak, and indicate an early date. I quite agree with you in thinking it to be pre-Norman. The stone is 7 ft. long by 1 ft. 5 1/2 in. at the broadest end, and 1 ft. wide at the other." [source: J. Romilly Allen, in Archaeologia Cambrensis, 5th series, no. 17 (Jan. 1888): 174ff.]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1190724005_compressed.png)
Scene Description: The Leper Stone; some sources claim it to be a hogback stone from Viking times -- "The sculptured stone in Llanrhidian Church was found a few years ago, almost buried out of sight, beneath the accumulated soil just in front of the western doorway of the tower. I adhere to the opinion that it is the remains of an old stone coffin with one side broken off. Others suppose it to be the base of an ancient cross. The carving and delineation of the two human figures (a male and a female) are of the rudest description, mere caricatures of humanity, so to speak, and indicate an early date. I quite agree with you in thinking it to be pre-Norman. The stone is 7 ft. long by 1 ft. 5 1/2 in. at the broadest end, and 1 ft. wide at the other." [source: J. Romilly Allen, in Archaeologia Cambrensis, 5th series, no. 17 (Jan. 1888): 174ff.]
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view of font - west side
Scene Description: the modern font in use
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view of font and cover in context - east side
Scene Description: the modern font in use
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view of font and cover in context - west side
Scene Description: the modern font in use
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INFORMATION
FontID: 22258LLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St Rhidian and St Illtyd
Church Patron Saints: St. Rheithan [aka Rheanus, Rhidian] & St. Illtyd
Church Location: Llanrhidian, Swansea SA3 1ER, UK -- Tel.: +44 1792 391353
Country Name: Wales
Location: Swansea
Directions to Site: Located off the B4271-B4295 crossroads, in Gower, bordering on the Burry inlet, about 20 km W of Swansea
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Swansea
Historical Region: Glamorganshire
Century and Period: 13th century, Early English
Church Notes: original church perhaps 6thC; present church is 13thC with the tower added 14thC; re-built 19th and 20thC
Font Notes:
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The entry for this church in British Listed Buildings [https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300011533-parish-church-of-st-rhidian-and-st-illtyd-llanrhidian-lower] [accessed 24 July 2019] notes: "C19 hexagonal font." The present font, an octagonal -not hexagonal- basin raised on a round pedestal base and a round moulded lower base is modern, probably from the late-19th century restoration/re-building of the church. Modern wooden cover.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.60897, -4.17232
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 36′ 32.29″ N, 4° 10′ 20.35″ W
UTM: 30U 418822 5718199