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1. Sockburn

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RecordAuthor Máirín Mac Carron
ISODate 2002-09-20
Date 20 September 2002
PictureCredit Jane Hawkes
County Durham
Townland Sockburn
OSMapRef NZ 345075
Area England
GeneralContext Hogback.
Location Conyers Chapel.
GeneralContext Stone type: Medium-grained, yellow sandstone.
Dimensions 61cm (24'') in length, 25.5cm to 30.5cm (10'' to 12'') in width, and 33cm (13'') in depth.
GeneralDescription Hogback, dated to the late ninth to the mid tenth century.
GeneralDescription This panel has two horsemen moving to the right. The riders have the reins in their left hands and they are holding spears in their right hands.

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