Monument record MLI41202 - Part of an Anglo-Saxon grave cover
Summary
Part of a late Anglo-Saxon grave cover formerly interpreted as part of a cross
Type and Period (2)
- CROSS (Former Type) (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 900 AD to 1065 AD)
- GRAVE SLAB (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 950 AD? to 1050 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Part of a Saxon cross shaft not in situ with interlacing strapwork now preserved in North Thoresby Church. {1}{2}{3}
This stone is now known to be part of late Anglo-Saxon grave cover of the Lindsey type dating to the late tenth or early eleventh century. The grave slab perhaps covered the grave of the original Anglo-Saxon founder of the church.{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3202 Index: SMR FILE. NORTH THORESBY. TF 29 NE Q,1983, DES.
- <2> SLI2666 Index: OS CARD INDEX. NORTH THORESBY. TF 29 NE 18,1963, SEAMAN B H.
- <3> SLI932 Bibliographic Reference: Arthur Mee. 1952. The King's England: Lincolnshire. P290.
- <4> SLI5526 Bibliographic Reference: Paul Everson and David Stocker. 1999. Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture. Lincolnshire. pp.238-39.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TF 2900 9876 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH THORESBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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