The Corpus: Ormesby 02

Volume 6: Northern Yorkshire

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Current Display: Ormesby 02, Yorkshire North Riding

Overview

Object type: Fragment of grave-marker or -cover [1]

Measurements: H. 22.3 cm (8.8 in) W. 35.6 cm (14 in) D. Built in

Stone type: As Ormesby 1 (St Cuthbert)except that the stone is slightly micaceous.

Plate numbers in printed volume: Ill. 714

Corpus volume reference: Vol 6 p. 188-189

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Present Location

Built into the exterior east wall of the organ chamber

Evidence for Discovery

Found in building work in 1875 (Brown and Gallagher 1984, 51)

Church Dedication

St Cuthbert

Present Condition

Corner piece of grave-slab. One face visible; worn

Description

A plain modelled edge moulding survives at the base and on the left side. At the top left, by the fracture, is a damaged twist terminal of angular appearance. Along the base is a two-cord twist of three registers with a bar terminal. In the upper right corner, within the plain rectangular panel and adjacent to the twist border, is the remains of a wedge-shaped cross-arm in low relief outlined by a shallow grooved moulding. This is not shown in Collingwood's drawing.

Discussion

An unadventurous monument, its layout has more in common with that of grave-slabs than cross-shafts. Such slabs are not very common in north Yorkshire.

Date

Late ninth to mid tenth century

References

Collingwood 1907, 269, 271, 275, 379, fig. a on 378; Collingwood 1912, 126; Collingwood 1915, 286; Page, W. 1923, 282; Morris, J. 1931, 282; Brown, M. 1976b, 9; Morris, C. 1976a, 144; Morris, C. 1976b, 11; Brown and Gallagher 1984, 51

Endnotes

[1] The following are general references to the Ormesby stones: Collingwood 1908, 120; Mee 1944, 175; Brown, M. 1979, 44; Horton 1979, 309; Brown and Gallagher 1984, 51; Daniels 1995, 81.