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| RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
| ISODate |
2002-07-30 |
| Date |
30 July 2002 |
| PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
| County |
Durham |
| Townland |
Escomb |
| OSMapRef |
NZ 185305 |
| Area |
England |
| GeneralContext |
Cross slab. |
| Location |
Church at Escomb. |
| Dimensions |
54.5cm (21.5'') high/long, 31.5cm (12.4'') to 22cm (8.7'') wide, and 11.5cm (4'') deep. |
| GeneralContext |
Stone type: medium-grained, massive sandstone. |
| GeneralDescription |
Cross slab, or possibly grave-marker, dated to the late eighth or early ninth century. |
| GeneralDescription |
The sides and the arched top are framed by a flat-band moulding. The cross is elevated and set in a single-block base. The
shaft of the cross tapers sharply to the cross-head. The head is surrounded by a fine roll moulding. There is a large boss
in the centre of the cross, with an incised line which may be secondary. In the centre of each arm there is a small roundel.
On either side of the shaft, just below the cross-head there are bosses, which seem to have been decorated. These may have
represented the sun and moon (Hawkes).
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