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Object type: Part of shaft [1]
Measurements: H. 34 cm (13.5 in); W. 27 > 24 cm (10.5 > 9.5 in); D. 18 > 15 cm (7 > 6 in)
Stone type: Not examined
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ills. 177-80
Corpus volume reference: Vol 9 p. 83
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All faces are bordered laterally by a flat moulding.
A (broad): Two diagonal strands with parts of two ring-encircled crossings
B (narrow): Four-strand plait
C (broad): Two diagonal strands with one complete and one incomplete encircled crossings; the strands are median-incised.
D (narrow): Type 2 meander pattern
The combination of these particular decorative motifs (ring-encircled crossings, meander pattern and plait) is typical of Viking-age carvings (Bailey 1980, 71–2). They recur in combination locally on Rainow 1, Disley Lyme Hall 1 and on several of the stones from Chester St John (Ills. 80, 81–4, 131–2, 138, 240–1).
