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Object type: Round-headed grave-marker
Measurements: H. 32.4 cm (12.75 in); W. 32.4 cm (12.75 in) D. 12.8 cm (5 in)
Stone type: Medium-grained, massive yellow sandstone
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 234.1325-1327
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 237
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A and C (broad): Carved with a relief cross, type E8.
B, D and E (narrow sides and top): Plain.
Appendix A item (stones dating from Saxo-Norman overlap period or of uncertain date).
Such round-headed markers which served as head- and foot-stones probably spanned the eleventh century (see also Bolam 1).