Monument record MLI50597 - REMAINS OF CHURCHYARD CROSS, ST.PETER'S CHURCH
Summary
REMAINS OF CHURCHYARD CROSS, ST.PETER'S CHURCH
Type and Period (1)
- CROSS (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 850 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
The base of what is thought to be an Anglo-Saxon cross, which was raised from where it was sunk in the earth in Aisthorpe churchyard and replaced in the same position. The top face of the 1m square base, with a large socket, was visible in 1964, almost flush with the ground, at SK94638016. It was in very poor condition; chipped, flaking and overgrown. {1}{2}
Fragments of at least two late Anglo-Saxon (late 10th century or 11th century) interlace slabs from a cross shaft (or shafts) have been reset into the inner east wall of the ringing chamber on the first floor of the tower, just above floor level. One, very worn, has had '1867' added to it, the date of the rebuilding of the church. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI2348 Index: OS CARD INDEX. AISTHORPE. SK 98 SW:10,1964, HARPER F R.
- <2> SLI2870 Index: SMR FILE. AISTHORPE. SK 98 SW:N,1976, -.
- <3> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). 2nd Rev Edn p92.
- <4> SLI4801 Unpublished Document: A.J. White. 1982. PARISH FILE. AISTHORPE. NOTE IN PARISH FILE.
Map
Location
Grid reference | SK 9463 8016 (point) |
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Civil Parish | AISTHORPE, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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