Volume 6: Northern Yorkshire

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Current Display: Lythe 16, Yorkshire North Riding Forward button Back button
Overview
Present Location
Beneath the tower, on south window sill, when recorded by the author; not found by J.S. in 1996, or D.C. in 1999
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 wedge-shaped arms, separated by thin incised diagonal grooves; there is no central boss and the upper arm stands proud of the lateral one.

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

C (broad) : As face A.

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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