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1. Kirkbymoorside

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RecordAuthor Máirín Mac Carron
ISODate 2002-09-12
Date 12 September 2002
PictureCredit Jane Hawkes
County Yorkshire, East.
Townland Kirkbymoorside.
OSMapRef SE 695865
Area England
GeneralContext Cross shaft fragment.
Location Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton-le-Hole.
Dimensions 30.5cm (12'') high, 29.8cm (11.75'') wide, and 15.8cm (6.25'') thick.
GeneralContext Stone type: Coarse-grained, very pale brown sandstone.
GeneralDescription Cross shaft fragment, dated to the tenth century.
GeneralDescription The edge moulding on this fragment is double and flat. There is a figure in the panel. His feet turn to the right and he wears a long gown with a V-neck. A row of pellets are very close to the curving line of the chin.

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