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Object type: Plain cross-head, set in possibly contemporary base
Measurements:
Cross: H. 57.2 cm (22.5 in); W. 80 cm (31.5 in); D. 21 > 20.3 cm (8.5 > 8 in)
Base: H. 38 cm (15 in); W. 86 cm (34 in); D. 66 cm (26 in)
Stone type: Medium-grained, cross-bedded, micaceous yellow sandstone
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pls. 256.1398, 257.1399, 258.1402
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 249
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A monolithic cross-head, type A1, which is roughly finished and completely plain. Base plain and trapezoid.
Appendix A item (stones dating from Saxo-Norman overlap period or of uncertain date).
This could be part of a funerary monument, but its simple form renders any detailed discussion of its significance impossible.
