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Object type: Round-headed grave-marker
Measurements: H. 40 cm (16 in); W. 36 cm (14.4 in); D. 14 cm (5.6 in)
Stone type: Medium-grained, massive yellow sandstone
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 257.1401, 258.1403
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 249
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A and C (broad): A clearly cut cross, type B6, set in a circular flat-band moulding. Below the carved area the stone has been cut away into a more rectangular section presumably for setting into the ground.
B, D and E (narrow sides and top): Plain.
Appendix A item (stones dating from Saxo-Norman overlap period or of uncertain date).
Such stones, no doubt head- or foot-stones, are difficult to date (Introduction, p. 7). This cross type seems popular throughout the eleventh century.
