Monument record MLI60405 - Late Anglo-Saxon grave cover, located ay Coleby Hall
Summary
Late Anglo-Saxon grave cover, located ay Coleby Hall
Type and Period (1)
- GRAVE SLAB (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 925 AD to 1100 AD)
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Full Description
60405
PART OF A SAXON CROSS SHAFT DECORATED WITH INTERLACE AND ?RING-AND-DOT WAS FOUND BUILT INTO THE FOUNDATIONS OF A WALL AT THE BACK OF THE STABLES IN 1879. THE STONE IS NOW IN THE GROUNDS TO THE SOUTH OF THE HALL AT SK97336065. {1}{2}{3}
It is now thought to be a mid tenth to eleventh century grave cover of mid-Kesteven type. It probably originally came from the church, but was reused during works at Coleby Hall. At this time it was trimmed, and so parts of the decoration are missing on the lid. There is a distinctive run of loops across the top (the only other one known is at Colsterworth). It also has a large cross on the lid which occupies most of this face. The cross is surrounded by interlace. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI2448 Index: OS CARD INDEX. COLEBY. SK 96 SE:4,1964, BAIRD J.
- <2> SLI2967 Index: SMR FILE. COLEBY. SK 96 SE:AJ,1978, TMA.
- <3> SLI3911 Serial: TEMPEST E B. 1897. LINCOLNSHIRE NOTES AND QUERIES. VOL5 No.40 pp113-114.
- <4> SLI5526 Bibliographic Reference: Paul Everson and David Stocker. 1999. Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture. Lincolnshire. pp.128-29, 36,38,44,96,115,132,134,254, Fig.9.
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Location
Grid reference | SK 9733 6077 (point) |
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Civil Parish | COLEBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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