The Corpus: Kirklevington 18

Volume 6: Northern Yorkshire

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Current Display: Kirklevington 18, Yorkshire North Riding

Overview

Object type: Part of cross-head [1]

Measurements: H. 45 cm (17.7 in) W. 30.8 cm (12.1 in) D. 16.5 cm (6.5 in)

Stone type: As no. 4

Plate numbers in printed volume: Ills. 454–6

Corpus volume reference: Vol 6 p. 150

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Present Location

Loose in the porch, west side, on floor

Evidence for Discovery

See no. 1.

Church Dedication

St Martin

Present Condition

Surface is damaged and mortar adheres; upper limb lost

Description

A (broad) : A plate head, the cross stands 1 inch proud with wide curving arm-pits, type 10. The lower limb expands into the neck of the shaft. The plate has vertical, slightly convex sides. The cross is much worn but had a edge moulding within which are faint traces of interlace. The upper limb is almost a hammer head.

B (narrow) : Worn away.

C (broad) : Extremely worn, but as face A. Some broad strand survives in the right hand arm.

D (narrow) : The top is damaged. The arm-tip has a clumsy frame containing a twin-link (closed circuit pattern B) in modelled strand. Below it the edge of the plate is worn, but the neck of the shaft has a protruding moulding or lip.

Discussion

The plate-head cross is a common form in Allertonshire. This example is unusual in not being circular.

Date

First half of tenth century

References

Collingwood 1907, 351 (1); Collingwood 1912, 125

Endnotes

[1] The following are general references to the Kirklevington stones: Browne 1880–4, cx, cxii; Young 1882, 458; Allen and Browne 1885, 352; Frank 1888, 44; Bulmer 1890, 162; Hodges 1894, 195; (—) 1896–1905a, viii; Lofthouse 1896–8, 16; (—) 1899–1900b, 250; Morris, J. 1904, 228–9, 420; Collingwood 1908, 120; Page, W. 1923, 262; Morris, J. 1931, 229, 417; Elgee and Elgee 1933, 217, 248; Mee 1941, 136; Pevsner 1966, 221; Morris, C. 1976a, 143–4; Brown, M. 1979, 44; Horton 1979, 195; Bailey 1980, 252, 255, 265; Cramp 1984, 30; Lang 1991, 42, 214; Daniels 1995, 81; Stocker 2000, 200–3.