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Object type: Cross-arm fragment
Measurements: H. 25 cm (9.8 in) W. 27.3 cm (10.75 in) D. 14.5 cm (5.7 in)
Stone type: As Thornton Steward 2 (St Oswald)
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ills. 797–800
Corpus volume reference: Vol 6 p. 212
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A (broad) : A splayed cross-arm with slightly curving arm-pits, its type 1a ring survives as stumps. The edge moulding expands in width at each side and is broad across the top. The panel contains a cross in relief with splayed arms and angular arm-pits, set on a narrow shaft with a transverse bar at the neck and another lower down. The corners are filled by two small pellets.
B and D (narrow) : Worn, with the broken stump of the ring.
C (broad) : The edge moulding is as on face A. The panel contains the deeply cut cross-joined terminal of a four-cord plait in narrow strand, stemming from two vertical strands at the neck.
The 'processional cross' is a rare feature, though West Witton 2 also features one (Ill. 881).
