What is recorded here

Breakage and reuse mark the Cross-slab in Abbeyland South, where a weathered sandstone slab lies recumbent in the church chancel near the east gable. Its ringed cross still stands out on a long shaft, while mortar on its surface hints that the slab once served another structure before becoming a marker within the church.

Lying recumbent in the chancel of the church (GA107-005001-), close to the E gable. Described by Higgins (1987, ii, 361, no. 83) as a weathered subrectangular sandstone slab (L 0.95m; tapering from 0.52m to 0.49m; T 0.14-0.16m) bearing a two-line Greek ringed cross on a long shaft. A grooved line visible on each side of the slab may be part of a single-line frame around it. Both ends of the slab, particularly the lower end, are broken. Some pieces of mortar noted on it suggest that it was previously incorporated into a structure at some stage. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 24 May 2018

Likely dating to the early medieval period, this cross-slab may have originally served as a funerary or commemorative monument, possibly associated with a Christian burial or ecclesiastical site. Its placement within the church chancel suggests later reuse or integration into the medieval church fabric.

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