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Object type: Part of cross-shaft and -head
Measurements: H. 83 cm (32.75 in); W. (head) 38.5 cm (15.25 in); (shaft) 34.5 > 33.5 cm (13.5 > 13.25 in); D. 19 > 18 cm (7.5 > 7 in)
Stone type: Medium-grained, micaceous grey sandstone (St Bees sandstone, bleached)
Plate numbers in printed volume: 52 - 5
Corpus volume reference: Vol 2 p. 57
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Cross-head, probably of type B10 but with circular arm-pits; cross-shaft of slab-like proportions. All faces contain a single incomplete panel of ornament framed by a roll moulding.
A (broad): There is no border separating the ornament on the cross-head and cross-shaft. At the centre of the head is a cruciform head-pattern, type 2b (Fig. 7). This is surrounded by spiral-scroll ornament with pellets. On the shaft below is stopped-plait arranged in a manner which can be interpreted either as a single run of ring-chain, or as two parallel rows made up of linked rings, or irregular three-strand plain plait.
B and D (narrow): Irregular three-strand plain plait or linked rings, executed in stopped-plait technique.
C (broad): There are remains of a boss at the centre of the head. Only traces of the border moulding survive, together with vestigial remains of interlace ornament.
Spiral-scroll school (Introduction, pp. 33–8).
