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Llandygwydd Font

Dundry Stone

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Middle Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone. Dundry stone was widely used for the construction of fonts during the Medieaval Period. The font stands in the now demolished old St Tygwydd's Church.
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Middle Jurassic
Quarry Location
Dundry, Bristol, Somerset & Avon, England, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Aberystwyth
Address
Llandygwydd SA43 2QU
Date of build
15th Century
Find out more
Palmer, T., 2021, The stone font at Llandygwydd: a brief biography. Archaeologia Cambrensis, 170, 231-235.
Llandygwydd Font — Dundry Stone
Dundry Stone at Llandygwydd Font
Dundry Stone at Llandygwydd Font (detail 2)
Dundry Stone at Llandygwydd Font (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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