Clynnog Fawr / Clynnog-fawr

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view of church exterior - northwest view

Source caption: "St Beuno's Church, Clynnog Fawr."
Scene Description: Source caption: "St Beuno's Church, Clynnog Fawr."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © steven ruffles, 2019
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph 3 February 2019 by steven ruffles [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6045981] [accessed 4 April 2024]
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view of church interior - looking east

Source caption: "Parish Church of Clynnog Fawr. The eastern crossing of the present building was erected in c1480-1486, the nave extended to the W some 20 years later, apparently part of a separate building programme, and the W tower and a 2-storey vestry added in the early C16."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Parish Church of Clynnog Fawr. The eastern crossing of the present building was erected in c1480-1486, the nave extended to the W some 20 years later, apparently part of a separate building programme, and the W tower and a 2-storey vestry added in the early C16."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Reading Tom, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph 5 November 2016 by Reading Tom [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Beuno's_(31722426645).jpg] [accessed 4 April 2024]
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view of church interior - looking west

Source caption: "Parish Church of Clynnog Fawr. The eastern crossing of the present building was erected in c1480-1486, the nave extended to the W some 20 years later, apparently part of a separate building programme, and the W tower and a 2-storey vestry added in the early C16."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Parish Church of Clynnog Fawr. The eastern crossing of the present building was erected in c1480-1486, the nave extended to the W some 20 years later, apparently part of a separate building programme, and the W tower and a 2-storey vestry added in the early C16."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Reading Tom, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph 5 November 2016 by Reading Tom [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Beuno's_(31575514742).jpg] [accessed 4 April 2024]
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view of object

St Beuno's Chest [cf. FontNotes]
Scene Description: St Beuno's Chest [cf. FontNotes]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Casgliad y Werin Cymru / People's Collection Wales, 2024
Image Source: digital image of a 1895 drawing by Annie Cummings, in Casgliad y Werin Cymru / People's Collection Wales [https://www.peoplescollection.wales/sites/default/files/images/2021/August/DSC_0310.jpg?itok=ebPw1vaY] [accessed 4 April 2024]
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view of object

Source caption: "Clynnog Fawr ( Wales ). St Beuno: Mittelalterliche Pfarrtruhe, aus einem Baumstamm geschnitzt."
Scene Description: Source caption: "Clynnog Fawr ( Wales ). St Beuno: Mittelalterliche Pfarrtruhe, aus einem Baumstamm geschnitzt."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Wolfgang Sauber, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph 16 July 2011 by Wolfgang Sauber [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St.Beuno_-_Beuno's_Chest.jpg] [accessed 4 April 2024]
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INFORMATION

FontID: 25412CLY
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Beuno / Eglwys Beuno Sant Clynnog
Church Patron Saints: St. Beuno [aka Bono, Bonus]
Church Location: 5 St Beunos Ct, Clynnog-fawr, Caernarfon LL54 5NP, United Kingdom
Country Name: Wales
Location: Caernafon, North Wales
Directions to Site: Located off the A499, 10 km SW of Caernarfon town, 25-30 km SW of Bangor
Date: n.d.
Century and Period: 7th - 11th century, Medieval
Church Notes: a 'clas' founded here by St. Beuno ca. 630; destroyed by Vikings 10thC; re-built; destroyed by Normans 11thC; 16thC re-building on the foundations of the original 7thC church
Font Notes:
[NB: we have no information on the font of the medieval church here]. An ancient and interesting wooden alms box here is noted and illustrated in Blight (1868). Noted and illustrated in Casgliad y Werin Cymru / People's Collection Wales [https://www.peoplescollection.wales/items/1785651#?xywh=-1%2C-703%2C2895%2C2750&cv=1] [accessed 4 April 2024]: "St Beuno’s Chest [...] a curious relic formed out of a solid tree, for the reception of votive offerings. Secured by three locks, one for the Rector, and one each for the Churchwardens".

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 53.02118, -4.3652
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 53° 1′ 16.25″ N, 4° 21′ 54.72″ W
UTM: 30U 408428 5875498

REFERENCES

Blight, John Thomas, "St. Beuno's Chest", 14 (April 1868), 54, Archaeologia Cambrensis, 1868, pp. [198]-200; p. [198]-200