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Object type: Circular grave-marker or dedication cross, in two pieces, now reunited
Measurements: Diameter 32.5 cm (12.75 in)
Stone type: Medium-grained, massive yellow sandstone
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 232.1314
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 237
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Only one face is visible.
A (broad): This shows a circle cross, type E3, in relief with a sunken centre and surrounded by a rounded moulding.
Appendix A item (stones dating from Saxo-Norman overlap period or of uncertain date).
Such crosses formed from a circle are found elsewhere associated with Saxon churches (see Monkwearmouth 28-9). They are difficult to date. Its rather clumsy cutting may put it late in the series.
