The Corpus: Lincoln (St Mary-le-Wigford) 05

Volume 5: Lincolnshire

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Current Display: Lincoln (St Mary-le-Wigford) 05, Lincolnshire

Overview

Object type: Fragment of grave-marker

Measurements: L. 17 cm (6.75 in) W. Built in D. 13 cm (5 in)

Stone type: [Inaccessible; Lincolnshire Limestone but not Ancaster or Barnack types]

Plate numbers in printed volume: Ill. 269

Corpus volume reference: Vol 5 p. 214

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Present Location

Built into external south wall of south-east chapel in first course above the string-course, towards the east end of the wall over the south vestry door in an area now within a modern vestry annexe; about 1m west of no. 3

Evidence for Discovery

See Lincoln (St Mary-le-Wigford) no. 3.

Church Dedication

St Mary-le-Wigford

Present Condition

Good

Description

The only visible face is decorated with a cable-moulded border along the two longer edges.

Discussion

This is part of one narrow face or the top of one of the Lindsey group of closely similar rectangular markers found with a restricted distribution in Lincoln city and Lindsey (Chapter V and Table 7A). Possibly from the same marker as no. 4 above.

Date

Mid tenth to mid eleventh century

References

Unpublished

Endnotes