Volume I: County Durham and Northumberland

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Current Display: Great Stainton 3, Durham Forward button Back button
Overview
Present Location
West end of church, behind font
Evidence for Discovery
None
Church Dedication
All Saints
Present Condition
Worn and broken at bottom
Description

In type this is like Lindisfarne 19, although it is on a smaller scale.

Discussion

In type this is like Lindisfarne 19, although it is on a smaller scale.

Date
Uncertain, but probably pre-Conquest
References
Hodges 1905, 238; Hodgkin 1913, 145; Morris 1976, 142
Endnotes
1. The following are general references to the Great Stainton stones: (—) 1882-4a, 54; (—) 1882-4b, 76; Hodges 1894, 82; (—) 1901-2a, 112.

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