The Corpus: Sinnington 05

Volume 3: York and Eastern Yorkshire

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Current Display: Sinnington 05, Eastern Yorkshire

Overview

Object type: Part of cross-shaft [1]

Measurements: H. 50.8 cm (20 in); W. 30.5 cm (12 in); D. 28 cm (11 in)

Stone type: Coarse-grained, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) sandstone; deltaic channel sandstone, Saltwick Formation, Aalenian, Middle Jurassic; from North Yorkshire Moors

Plate numbers in printed volume: 808

Corpus volume reference: Vol 3 p. 209

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Present Location

Built into southern face of buttress, low down, at east end of south wall of nave, outside; set horizontally

Evidence for Discovery

First noted by author and R. N. Bailey in 1974

Church Dedication

All Saints

Present Condition

Broken top and bottom; extremely worn and obscured by lichen

Description

Only one face is visible.

A (?broad): A damaged flat edge moulding flanks a single panel containing a fettered profile ribbon beast. The details are worn away but the S-disposition is clear and the fettered fore leg bound close to the curving neck. The jaws gape.

Discussion

See nos. 3–4.

Date

Tenth century

References

Bailey 1978, 181; Bailey 1980, 249

Endnotes

1. The following is a general reference to the Sinnington stones: Allen and Browne 1885, 353.