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| RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
| ISODate |
2002-08-01 |
| Date |
1 August 2002 |
| PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
| County |
Cumbria |
| Townland |
Gosforth |
| OSMapRef |
NY 065035 |
| Area |
England |
| GeneralContext |
Cross, south view. |
| Location |
churchyard at Gosforth. |
| Dimensions |
442cm (174'') high. |
| GeneralContext |
Stone type: medium-grained red sandstone. |
| GeneralDescription |
South view of Cross shaft, dated to the first half of the tenth century. |
| GeneralDescription |
There is a wolf/dog whose legs are tangled in interlace formed by thin strands. He is set sideways on the shaft. |
| GeneralDescription |
Next there is a belted horseman. His left hand holds a bridle and his right hand holds a spear behind the horse. The feet
of the horse are set over a horizontal strip of three-strand plain plait.
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