Monument record MLI60407 - Anglo-Saxon sculpture in All Saints Church, Eagle
Summary
Anglo-Saxon sculpture standing loose in All Saints Church, Eagle
Type and Period (3)
- GRAVE SLAB (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 850 AD to 1065 AD)
- CARVED STONE (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 850 AD to 1065 AD)
- CROSS ? (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 850 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
THE REMAINS OF 2 RICHLY DECORATED ANGLO-SAXON CROSS SHAFTS STAND LOOSE IN THE NORTH AISLE OF ALL SAINTS' CHURCH. CABLE-MOULDED BORDERS AND INTERLACE DECORATION. NO LOCAL KNOWLEDGE COULD BE FOUND IN 1964 RELATING TO THESE STONES. {1}{2}{3}
SEE BUTLER FOR DETAILED DESCRIPTION AND ILLUSTRATIONS. {4}
The carved stone is believed to represent two non-adjacent fragments of a grave slab, one of which has been reused twice. Taken together these two stones allow the almost complete reconstruction of a good example of a late mid-Kesteven grave cover. The decoration here is of the characteristic style and many of the distinctive interlace motifs are represented. {5}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI2476 Index: OS CARD INDEX. EAGLE AND SWINETHORPE. SK 86 NE:3,1964, COLQUHOUN F.
- <2> SLI2997 Index: SMR FILE. EAGLE AND SWINETHORPE. SK 86 NE:L,1983, DES.
- <3> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). 2nd Rev Edn p262.
- <4> SLI649 Article in Serial: Butler, L.A.S.. 1964. Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. VOL10 PART 2 pp109-111.
- <5> SLI5526 Bibliographic Reference: Paul Everson and David Stocker. 1999. Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture. Lincolnshire. pp. 155-57, Fig.9, 11, 27 (also 36, 38, 43, 44, 96, 115, 199, 270).
- <6> SLI5532 Index: North Kesteven records. Eagle and Swinethorpe. NK 27.10.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | SK 8758 6721 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EAGLE AND SWINETHORPE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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