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Object type: Part of cross-shaft(?)
Measurements: H. 16 cm (6.3 in); W. 65 cm (25.6 in); D. Built in
Stone type: Medium-grained red sandstone (Penrith sandstone)
Plate numbers in printed volume: 620
Corpus volume reference: Vol 2 p. 166
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Though no border mouldings are visible, it is possible in certain lights to discern relief decoration resembling a large bird's head with curved beak. It is equally possible, however, that this apparent ornament is merely the result of differential weathering.
Appendix A item (stones dating from Saxo-Norman overlap period or of uncertain date).
If correctly interpreted as a bird's head, then the closest parallel is afforded by material from Viking-age York (Lang 1978b, fig. 8.5).
