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Object type: Part of slab, possibly a grave-marker
Measurements: H. 53.4 cm (21 in); W. 40 cm (15.7 in); D. 20.5 cm (8 in)
Stone type: Fine grained micaceous sandstone, bedding planes parallel to the front (incised) face. Possibly Woodham Flags, Westphalian, Upper Carboniferous, of Ilkley Moor. [J.S.]
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ill. 808
Corpus volume reference: Vol 8 p. 280
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The slab is decorated on only one face, with an incised Latin cross (type A1), of which most of the stem below the arms is missing, inside a double incised frame.
Appendix A item (Stones dating from Saxo-Norman overlap period or of uncertain date)
It is very difficult to date such plain pieces.
