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| RecordAuthor | Máirín Mac Carron |
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| ISODate | 2002-08-01 |
| Date | 1 August 2002 |
| PictureCredit | Jane Hawkes |
| County | Cumbria |
| Townland | Gosforth |
| OSMapRef | NY 065035 |
| Area | England |
| GeneralContext | Hogbacks, ends. |
| Location | Church at Gosforth. |
| GeneralContext | Stone type: medium-grained red sandstone. |
| GeneralDescription | Hogbacks, end view of both, dated to the first half of the tenth century. |
| GeneralDescription | The hogback on the right has depictions of warriors on the side. It is known as the warrior's tomb. The end (west view) has the remains of a curled and contoured ribbon animal bound in thin strands of interlace. |
| GeneralDescription | The hogback on the left is known as the saint's tomb. The end has a triquetra with the strands splitting and interlacing at the crossing point, at the top set within the eaves. Below this there is a crucifixion scene. Christ is shown without a cross but his arms are extended. There are two curved plain mouldings above his head, which may be a nimbus (?). |