Find Spot record MLI52102 - Saxon carved stone grave slab

Summary

Saxon carved stone grave slab

Type and Period (1)

  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 975 AD to 1030 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

An almost complete late 10th to 11th century grave-cover, with three vertical rows of interlace, previously formed the sill of the west doorway of the church. In 1964 the grave-cover had been cleaned and stood inside the church. {1}{2} An incomplete grave cover of Lindsey type with interlace carving. It has been dated to the later tenth century or early eleventh century. {3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. CAMMERINGHAM. SK 98 SW:15,1963, DA.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). P209.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Paul Everson and David Stocker. 1999. Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture. Lincolnshire. pp.125-26, illus. nos 81 and 82.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 9479 8211 (point)
Civil Parish CAMMERINGHAM, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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