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Monuments: H

1. Hackness

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RecordAuthor Máirín Mac Carron
ISODate 2002-08-02
Date 2 August 2002
PictureCredit Jane Hawkes
County North Yorkshire
Townland Hackness
OSMapRef SE 975905
Area England
GeneralContext Cross fragments.
Location Church at Hackness.
GeneralDescription Fragments from a Cross, dated to probably the ninth century or before.
GeneralDescription This shows sides A and B. A has four panels. The upper one has coiled serpent-like design. The next panel may be the head from a figure, which is now gone. The panel below that seems to be the legs and lower bodies of two beasts, possibly facing each other. The bottom panel has curvilinear designs on it.
GeneralDescription B is very worn. At the top there is the remains of interlace. Below this there are runes. At the bottom there is a panel of interlace. Just above this panel there are the remains of runes.