Volume 6: Northern Yorkshire

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Current Display: Lythe 14, Yorkshire North Riding Forward button Back button
Overview
Present Location
Beneath the tower, on west window sill
Evidence for Discovery
See Lythe 1a–b (St Oswald)
Church Dedication
St Oswald
Present Condition
The top of a cruciform end-stone
Description

A (broad) : The upper and lateral limbs of a type B8 cross with shallow squared tips are separated by narrow diagonal grooves. There is no central boss.

B and D (narrow) and E (top) : Plain.

C (broad) : As face A. More of the lower limb survives.

Discussion

See Lythe 9 (St Oswald).

Date
First half of tenth century
References
Collingwood 1911, 289; Collingwood 1912, 126
Endnotes
None

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