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1. Otley

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RecordAuthor Máirín Mac Carron
ISODate 2002-09-19
Date 19 September 2002
PictureCredit Jane Hawkes
County West Yorkshire
Townland Otley.
OSMapRef SE 205455
Area England
GeneralContext Cross Shaft fragments.
Location Church at Otley.
Dimensions 28.5'' in height, 13'' to 12.5'' in width, and 9.5'' to 9'' in depth.
GeneralDescription Cross Shaft fragments, dated to ninth century.
GeneralDescription This piece of the shaft has three busts of figures, thought to be Apostles. The three figures are holding books, and are not haloed. The figures are set under rounded arches with capitals. This is the central apostle.

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