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Object type: Cross-shaft fragment [1]
Measurements: H. 22.5 cm (8.9 in) W. 24.2 > 22.3 cm (9.6 > 8.8 in) D. 12 cm (4.7 in)
Stone type: Fine-grained deltaic sandstone, with sub-angular grains in a well sorted matrix, poorly cemented with limonite. Brownish yellow (10YR 6/6). Deltaic sandstone of this type, from the Saltwick Formation (Aalenian, Middle Jurassic), outcrop on the top of the Eston Hills nearby and have been quarried until the nineteenth century.
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ills. 819–22
Corpus volume reference: Vol 6 p. 215
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The shaft fragment is edged by a single roll moulding.
A (broad) : The face is divided by a line down the middle and on either side there is a closely meshed two-strand twist.
B (narrow) : Incised meander pattern.
C (broad) : The face is divided by a line down the middle, on one side is incised meander pattern and on the other step pattern.
D (narrow) : A closely meshed two-strand twist.
The combination of meander patterns and 'interlace' which has thick close-packed strands is a late feature; compare Burnsall in the West Riding (Collingwood 1915, 149).
