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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, south view. |
Location |
churchyard at Gosforth. |
Dimensions |
442cm (174'') high. |
GeneralContext |
Stone type: medium-grained red sandstone. |
GeneralDescription |
South view of Cross shaft, dated to the first half of the tenth century. |
GeneralDescription |
There is a run of ring-chain, which has an animal-head at the top. |
GeneralDescription |
Underneath this there is a horned quadruped (stag/hart). |
GeneralDescription |
Below this there is a wolf/dog whose legs are tangled in interlace formed by thin strands. He is set sideways on the shaft. |
GeneralDescription |
Next there is a belted horseman. His left hand holds a bridle and his right hand holds a spear behind the horse. The feet
of the horse are set over a horizontal strip of three-strand plain plait.
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GeneralDescription |
At the base of the panel there is a creature, seen in profile, with pointed, open jaws, peaked forehead, and a round eye.
His lower parts are interlaced with his arm.
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