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1. Sandbach

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RecordAuthor Máirín Mac Carron
ISODate 2002-09-23
Date 23 September 2002
PictureCredit Jane Hawkes
County Cheshire
Townland Sandbach
OSMapRef SJ 755605
Area England
GeneralContext Cross Shafts, South view.
GeneralDescription Two Cross Shafts, South view. The larger cross is dated to the early ninth century. The smaller one is dated to the mid ninth century.
GeneralDescription North Cross (larger Cross): This side has inhabited vine-scroll and interlace.
GeneralDescription South Cross (smaller one): This has a number of figures holding staffs, two figures in each row on the face. At the bottom of the shaft there are two figures without staffs, and below them there are two angels.

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