The Corpus: Haughton-le-Skerne 12

Volume I: County Durham and Northumberland

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Current Display: Haughton-le-Skerne 12, Durham

Overview

Object type: Grave-marker [1]

Measurements: H. 27.5 cm (10.8 in); W. 23 cm (9 in); D. Built in

Stone type: Medium-grained yellow sandstone

Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 86.458

Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 104

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Present Location

Built into west wall of church porch, inside

Evidence for Discovery

Some of stones in nave taken from walls of chancel in enlargement and restoration of church in 1890. Hodges (1905, 232-3), who records their removal, also implies that some found already built into north wall of nave. No description of any stone earlier than 1905, so that only possible to say that all found reused as building stones.

Church Dedication

St Andrew

Present Condition

Generally unworn

Description

Only one face is visible.

A (broad): A cross, type A1, is incised and extends to the edges of the slab.

Discussion

This could be a recumbent grave-marker, or even a small head- or foot-stone. In form and ornament it is very similar to Ponteland 1. Such simple carvings are difficult to date.

Date

Tenth to eleventh century

References

Unpublished

Endnotes

1. The following are general references to the Haughton-le-Skerne stones: Longstaff 1858, 82; Hodgson 1862-8a, 146-7; Hodgson 1889-90; Hodges 1894, 78; Pevsner 1953, 164.