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Object type: Recumbent monument
Measurements: L. 72.4 cm (28.5 in) W. 29.2 > 20.3 cm (11.5 > 8 in) H. 26.7 cm (10.5 in)
Stone type: As Lythe 9 (St Oswald)
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ills. 589–92
Corpus volume reference: Vol 6 p. 166
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A coped recumbent grave-cover.
A and C (long) : There is a wide but worn ridge in roll moulding which is continued along the edges of the gable and along the eaves. The roof pitch is lopsided. Below the eaves the vertical sides are low.
B (end) : The gable eaves are broad and form an edge moulding round the lower part of the face. In the centre is an upright moulding flanked by indented panels.
D (end) : Broken.
Whilst there is no diagnostic stylistic evidence in the ornament, the stone's architectural features have been of use to those working on the comparative material for Viking-age house-types (Schmidt 1970; 1973; 1994), especially in its low eaves and possible kingpost (cf. Ingleby Arncliffe 3, Ill. 330). In England such houses can be eleventh-century.
