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RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
ISODate |
2002-08-01 |
Date |
1 August 2002 |
PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
County |
Cumbria |
Townland |
Gosforth |
OSMapRef |
NY 065035 |
Area |
England |
GeneralContext |
Cross, west view. |
Location |
churchyard at Gosforth. |
Dimensions |
442cm (174'') high. |
GeneralContext |
Stone type: medium-grained red sandstone. |
GeneralDescription |
West view of Cross shaft, dated to the first half of the tenth century. |
GeneralDescription |
There is a staff held horizontally across the panel by a human figure who is also horizontal as he is depicted as standing
on the left-hand moulding. He is holding a horn in his outstretched left hand.
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GeneralDescription |
Below this figure there is an upside down horseman. His left hand is on the horse's neck and his outstretched right arm holds
a spear behind the horse.
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