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Object type: Round-headed grave-marker
Measurements: H. 40 cm (16 in); W. 43 cm (17.2 in); D. 9 cm (3.6 in)
Stone type: Fine-grained yellow sandstone
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 257.1400
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 249
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A (broad): Surrounded by a roll moulding outlined by a fine pick. In the centre of the face is a small linear cross, type A1, deeply cut with a chisel.
C (broad) and B, D and E (narrow sides and top): Smoothly dressed.
Appendix A item (stones dating from Saxo-Norman overlap period or of uncertain date).
This could be seen as a head- or foot-stone, but its very unworn condition is remarkable. It does not conform to any recognized pre-Conquest type.
