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| RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
| ISODate |
2002-07-25 |
| Date |
25 July 2002 |
| PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
| County |
Derbyshire |
| Townland |
Brailsford |
| OSMapRef |
SK 255415 |
| Area |
England |
| GeneralContext |
Cross shaft fragment. |
| Location |
churchyard at Brailsford. |
| Dimensions |
4'5'' high. |
| GeneralDescription |
Cross shaft fragment with carvings on it, dated to about the tenth century. |
| GeneralDescription |
At the top of this fragment there is a rectangular section, which was the shaft of the cross. This has plait-work on it. |
| GeneralDescription |
Two bands of cable moulding mark the division of the two parts of the shaft. |
| GeneralDescription |
The lower part was probably the actual foot of the cross. This has a band of random interlace, with volutes and pellets, which
encircles the upper portion. This is interrupted by the figure of a warrior holding a sword in his right hand, and he has
a small round object in his left, possibly a target. He may have a mail-coat and close cap. There is a bit of plait-work over
his right shoulder, which is filling the empty space.
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