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Object type: Cross-shaft
Measurements: H. 113 cm (45 in); W. 13 cm (5 in); D. 26 cm (10 in)
Stone type: Described as granite (Ellis, G. 1952–3c, 59)
Plate numbers in printed volume:
Corpus volume reference: Vol 11 p. 229
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The only person to have examined this lost stone was Ellis. He described it as 'an ornamented cross-shaft' which had been 'split down the centre' for re-use as a kerb to a grave (Ellis, G. 1952–3c, 59). Ellis continued: 'One edge had been bevelled, and the outer (ordinarily visible) surface planed smooth. On the inner surface, however, there still remained part of a design of boldly-carved interlaced work, although the narrowness of the fragment prevented the complete pattern being made out' (Ellis, G. 1952–3c, 59–60).
Appendix C item (lost stones for which no illustration has survived)
Ellis' description suggests that this lost monument was part of a cross-shaft containing interlace, and which is therefore likely to be of pre-Norman Conquest date, but no further discussion is possible. His description is interestingly similar to that of Warleggan 2 (Trengoffe, p. 207, Ills. 241–2), to which the reader is referred.
