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| RecordAuthor | Máirín Mac Carron |
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| ISODate | 2002-09-12 |
| Date | 12 September 2002 |
| PictureCredit | Jane Hawkes |
| County | Yorkshire, East. |
| Townland | Kirkdale. |
| OSMapRef | SE 676857 |
| Area | England |
| GeneralContext | Cross shaft and part of Cross head. |
| Location | built into outside wall of church, set horizontally. |
| Dimensions | 159cm (62.5'') high, 40.5cm to 32.5cm (16'' to 12.75'') wide, head 53.6cm (21'') wide, built into wall. |
| GeneralContext | Stone type: Medium- to coarse-grained, slightly micaceous sandstone. |
| GeneralDescription | Cross shaft and part of Cross head, dated to late ninth to the mid tenth century. |
| GeneralDescription | The shaft and head of the cross show a Crucifixion scene, with the head of Christ in the upper arm (which is disfigured) and his arms extending into the horizontal arms. Christ has a halo and a forked beard. He is wearing a short tunic and is bound with a transverse bar. On the left hand side there is a possibly spear point. Beneath Christ's feet there are two very worn serpents. |
| GeneralDescription | The perimeter of the cross has a broad plain edge moulding. |
