Loose at west end of the nave, east of the south door, with Kirby Knowle 2 (St Wilfrid)

Uncertain. In 1941 Mee noted 'two fragments of Saxon carving'. A stone, described as 'carved both sides with Runic characters', was found when the church was rebuilt in 1873 (Bulmer 1890,737), and may be represented by these fragments (see no. 4 in Appendix C, p. 296). Identified by D.C. in July 2000.

St Wilfrid

One face only survives, abraded and damaged on one side; recut as building block

A: On the left two stems sprout from the node of a plant-scroll, but are broken away below. These enclose two crossing stems which curve round and upward. Framed by the stems is the remains of a berry bunch. The cutting is fine, with smooth ground and modelled relief.

B–F: Recut.

There are no surviving edge mouldings, so it is difficult to know how much of the width of the face has survived. This type of elegant plant-scroll with berry bunches is found more frequently north of the Tees, particularly at Hexham (Cramp 1974, 128–35), and the unusual dedication to St Wilfrid may suggest links with that centre or Ripon.

Eighth to early ninth century

Mee 1941, 127

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