The Corpus: Penrith 08

Volume 2: Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire-North-of-the-Sands

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Current Display: Penrith 08, Cumberland

Overview

Object type: Part of hogback

Measurements: L. 147.5 cm (58 in); W. (max.) 20 cm (7.9 in); D. 49 < 65 > 49 cm (19.3 < 25.6 > 19.3 in)

Stone type: Coarse-grained grey/red sandstone (Penrith sandstone)

Plate numbers in printed volume: 494 - 5, 513, 519 - 20

Corpus volume reference: Vol 2 p. 139

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Present Location

The north-eastern hogback of 'Giant's Grave' group

Evidence for Discovery

See no. 4.

Church Dedication

St Andrew

Present Condition

Worn; southern side cut away

Description

No ornament now clearly remains on the northern side nor on the gable-ends.

Discussion

The narrow proportions are typical of hogbacks in the north-west of England.

Date

Tenth century

References

Allen 1885, 354; Calverley 1888d, 469; Calverley 1899a, 249, pl. facing 240; Collingwood 1901a, 265–6, pl. on 265; Collingwood 1907b, 155; Collingwood 1923a, 122–4; Collingwood 1923c, 225; Pevsner 1967, 17, 173; Schmidt 1970, 17, 28, pl. 4; Bailey 1974a, I, 301, II, 220, pl.; Bailey 1980, pl. 28; Lang 1984, 88, 96, 101, 156–8, pl.

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