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| RecordAuthor | Orla Murphy |
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| ISODate | 2002-06-10 |
| Date | 12 June 2002 |
| PictureCredit | Jane Hawkes |
| County | Dumfriesshire |
| Townland | Ruthwell |
| OSMapRef | NV 103681 (310330, 568180) |
| Area | Scotland |
| GeneralContext | Close-up of front, top half |
| Location | Church of Ruthwell |
| GeneralContext | Stone type: Red Sandstone |
| Dimensions | 17' high, shaft is 1'9'' wide at bottom and 1'1'' at the top, the head of the cross is 3'1'' wide, and the top arm is 9'' wide, the thickness is 1'6'' at the bottom to 9'' at the top. |
| GeneralDescription | The Ruthwell Cross has sculpture on its four faces and incised capitals and runic inscriptions round the panels on the four faces. |
| GeneralDescription | Front of the Cross: the top arm of the Cross head has a man and a bird, possibly Saint John and his symbol, the eagle. |
| GeneralDescription | The left arm has a beast with a long tail, and the right arm has a beast with wings. |
| GeneralDescription | The bottom arm has an archer shooting an arrow up into the air. |
| GeneralDescription | The top of the shaft depicts two figures saluting each other. (?)Visitation Scene. There is a fragmentary runic inscription 'marþa' (left border) and 'dominæ' (right border) |
