The Corpus: Macclesfield 2

Volume 9: Cheshire and Lancashire

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Current Display: Macclesfield 2, Cheshire

Overview

Object type: Fragment of shaft [1]

Measurements: H. 18 cm (7 in); W. 21.5 > 20 cm (8.5 > 8 in); D. 10 cm (4 in)

Stone type: Not examined

Plate numbers in printed volume: Ills. 181-4

Corpus volume reference: Vol 9 p. 83

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Present Location

As Macclesfield 1

Evidence for Discovery

Found with Macclesfield 1 above.

Church Dedication

St Michael; formerly All Hallows

Present Condition

Face C has been entirely lost; one border, plus adjacent ornament, has been cut away on faces B and D.

Description

A (broad): Within flat lateral moulding borders is a fragment of meander pattern.

B (narrow): All that remains are two overlapping strands of interlace.

C (broad): Lost

D (narrow): Within the surviving area are two crossing interlace strands.

Discussion

The meander pattern is used on Macclesfield 1 above and is a Viking-age motif.

Date

Tenth or early eleventh century

References

As Macclesfield 1

Endnotes

[1] The following are general references to the Macclesfield stones: Sylvester and Nulty 1958, 14; Higham, N. 1993b, 172.