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Object type: Round-headed grave-marker [1]
Measurements: H. 96.5 cm (38 in); W. 29.2 > 24.2 cm (11.5 > 9.5 in); D. Built in
Stone type: Medium-grained, massive yellow sandstone
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 88.462
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 104
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A (broad): A round-headed rather high form, in which the carving does not extend to the base of the shaft. Set inside a roughly rounded flat-band moulding is a tall cross carved in shallow relief. It is double-outlined, the head type is B8, with a plain double-outlined circle in the centre. The shaft tapers towards the head from the base, and at the base divides into two median-incised strands which twist round and rise up alongside the shaft.
This long narrow shape seems to occur late in the development of the grave-marker (cf. Bishopwearmouth). The round head and the form of the cross-head are reminiscent of Escomb 7.
