Recuenco nr. Medina de Pomar

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 25907REC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century (?), Medieval [altered]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves
Font Location in Church: Inside, in the nave, N side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: original Romanesque church [13thC?] much modified and re-built in later times listed in the Enciclopedia del románico [https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/burgos_RECUENCO.pdf] [accessed 9 November 2025]
Church Address: 09514 Recuenco, Burgos, Spain
Site Location: Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the BU-V-5517, E of the N-629, in the municipality and 12 km NNE of Medina de Pomar, 94 km NNE of Burgos capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Burgos
Additional Comments: ***IMAGES RECEIVED -- TO BE LOADED AND ENTERED IN IMAGE SUBFORM*** -- altered font (trimmed sides of upper basin and rim; partly built into the north wall of the nave now
Font Notes:
Baptismal font of stone; hemispherical basin plain but for a rim moulding [much damaged and partly built into the north wall of the nave]; on a short round base. Modern wooden cover; metal locking bar in place.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 463167 4760967
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.00048, -3.45189
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 0′ 1.73″ N, 3° 27′ 6.8″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: drain hole blocked now -- no lining

LID INFORMATION

Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: round, flat and plain; appears modern; locking metal bar in place