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| RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
| ISODate |
2002-09-23 |
| Date |
23 September 2002 |
| PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
| County |
East Yorkshire |
| Townland |
Stonegrave |
| OSMapRef |
SE 655775 |
| Area |
England |
| GeneralContext |
Cross Shaft and remains of Cross Head. |
| Location |
Church at Stonegrave. |
| GeneralContext |
Stone type: Fine-grained, calcareous, very pale brown sandstone, with occasional shell debris. |
| Dimensions |
174cm (68.5'') high, 30cm to 28.5cm (11.8'' to 11.25'') wide, and 22.5cm to 17.3cm (8.9'' to 6.8'') thick. |
| GeneralDescription |
Cross Shaft and part of Cross Head, dated to the tenth century. |
| GeneralDescription |
The upper arm of the cross head is missing. |
| GeneralDescription |
The cross shaft consists of a single panel, which is carved with continuous plain plait. At the top it flanks a human figure.
The arm on the left is broken away. He holds a small rectangle in the other hand. He is possibly an ecclesiastic.
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| GeneralDescription |
Below this figure the interlace surrounds a long-stemmed cross. |
| GeneralDescription |
At the base there is a figure, standing akimbo, frontally facing. There is a rectangle on the chest suspended by strands from
the neck.
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