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| RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
| ISODate |
2002-09-26 |
| Date |
26 September 2002 |
| PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
| County |
Lancashire |
| Townland |
Urswick |
| OSMapRef |
SD 268743 |
| Area |
England |
| GeneralContext |
Cross Shaft fragment. |
| Location |
Church at Urswick. |
| GeneralContext |
Stone type: Medium-grained red sandstone. |
| Dimensions |
117cm (46'') in height, 33.5cm to 28cm (13.2'' to 11'') in width, and 15cm to 12cm (6'' to 4.5'') in depth. |
| GeneralDescription |
Cross Shaft fragment, dated to the ninth century. |
| GeneralDescription |
This shaft is divided into three panels. The top panel has interlace and knots. |
| GeneralDescription |
The central panel is a runic inscription enclosed by a roll moulding. |
| GeneralDescription |
The lower panel has two frontal figures, whose heads are turned to face each other. There is a long shafted cross between
them. The arm of the figure on the left is extended across the shaft and in front of the body of the figure on the right.
The figure on the right appears to be leaning away from the other figure.
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