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Object type: Two fragments of hogback [1]
Measurements:
a: H. 31.5 cm (12.4 in); W. 23 cm (9 in); D. Built in;
b: H. 34 cm (13.4 in); W. 31 cm (12.25 in); D. Built in.
Stone type: Medium-grained, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) sandstone; see no. 1.
Plate numbers in printed volume: 438-439, 441
Corpus volume reference: Vol 3 p. 129-130
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Only the heads of the end beasts survive. Both are identical in design: masks which lay on the top of the monument, which must therefore have been of type e, the dragonesque variety. They have a shallow, rounded section. The jowl is a broad bill with a slit for a mouth. A modelled, raised band serves as a muzzle, behind which similar mouldings form quadrant-shaped eyes.
The distribution of this type of hogback is an easterly one, Lythe, North Riding, being the chief centre. The convex roof and broad bill-like jowls, are reminiscent of Barmston 1 (Ills. 423, 426). The treatment of the eyes is unique though the Barmston beast provides the nearest echo.
