Monument record MLI33887 - Saxon Cross Fragment, The Old Rectory, Stainby
Summary
A fragment from a Saxon cross, found in an outbuilding at the Old Rectory, Stainby.
Type and Period (1)
- CROSS (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 1000 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A fragment from a Saxon cross shaft was found in an outbuilding at the Old Rectory, some years before 1913. The fragment measured 19" long, 17" wide and 8" thick, and was carved with an interlacing cable design. Pevsner thought it to be of probable 11th century date. The fragment was reported in 1965 as being kept under the cover of an arch at the Old Rectory. {1}{2}{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SK 92 SW: 16.
- <2> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. SK 92 SW: X.
- <3> SLI307 Article in Serial: D.S. Davies and A.W. Clapham. 1926. 'Pre-Conquest Carved Stones in Lincolnshire' in the Archaeological Journal. vol.83, pp.1-20.
- <4> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.683.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 904 227 (point) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GUNBY AND STAINBY, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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