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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 fragment.
Location Church at Otley.
Dimensions 36'' in height, 13'' in width, and 8.5'' in depth.
GeneralDescription Cross Shaft fragment, dated to late ninth century.
GeneralDescription This face of the shaft has two panels remaining. The upper one has a winged creature, with a long tail, (possibly a griffin). The creature has something in its mouth.
GeneralDescription The lower panel has the head and shoulders of a haloed figure, thought to be an Apostle.

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