Graveslab in Roscam

This medieval graveslab (L 1.84m; Wth across top 0.6m; base Wth 0.48m) is lying on a possible stone-lined grave plot in the graveyard (GA094-072003-) within the early ecclesiastical enclosure (GA094-072002-) at Roscam. The sides of the slab, which tapers from top to bottom and also decreases in thickness from the top (T 0.12m) towards the bottom (Wth 0.08m), are bevelled. It is broken in two just below the mid-way point and a small portion of the top of the lower portion is also fractured. It bears a two-line Latin cross in false relief within a frame. The head and arms of the cross end in fleur-de-lis motifs and there appears to be four other similar motifs extending from the top and sides of the slab into towards the centre of the cross. The shaft of the cross extends along the length of the slab. The following image has been uploaded: GA094-072011- View from S Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 19 May 2017

Medieval Christian burial monument, 13th–15th century; significant as part of an early ecclesiastical site indicating long-term religious use of the Roscam area.