The Corpus: Dinsdale 09

Volume I: County Durham and Northumberland

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Current Display: Dinsdale 09, Durham

Overview

Object type: Cross-slab

Measurements: H. 34.9 cm (13.75 in); W. 30.5 cm (12.5 in); D. Built in

Stone type: Flaggy, micaceous yellow sandstone

Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 35.182

Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 65

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Present Location

Built into west wall of church porch, inside

Evidence for Discovery

First mentioned in 1888. Said to have been found in earlier restoration of church, probably that of 1875

Church Dedication

St John the Baptist

Present Condition

Broken and weathered

Description

Only one carved face is visible.

A (broad): Cross, type B8, in relief set in a plain panel.

Discussion

This may be a dedication or `station' cross, perhaps related to the squarish slabs with crosses in low relief, such as Darlington 5 and Aycliffe 17.

Date

Tenth to eleventh century

References

Brock 1888, 176-7, fig. 11; Hodgkin 1913, 186; Morris 1976, 144

Endnotes