What is recorded here

Yes. An octagonal font fragment with a circular basin and one surviving side panel lies at the south end of the Burry church gable in Balrath Demesne. The lost church is gone, but the font still holds the shape of baptismal water and the room where that water was poured.

Roe (1968, 110) records a fragment of an octagonal font with a circular basin (int. diam. 0.39.5m) and portion of one side panel (Wth 0.24.3m; H 0.25m) from the site of the parish church of Burry (ME016-041----) that was not noticed in 1984 but this fragment is confirmed at the S end of the church gable (pers. com. Ann Murtagh 1997). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 4 June, 2014

The font fragment from Balrath Demesne, likely built in the 12th or 13th century, reflects Romanesque architectural style and was associated with the parish church of Burry. Its survival offers insight into medieval ecclesiastical architecture in the region.

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