Fragment of a cross-shaft

Hallguards House, Dumfries and Galloway
A fragment of an Anglian cross-shaft was discovered in use as a step at the foot of a garden path descending from Hallguards House to a grotto formed from a rock overhang at the foot of a natural escarpment.  The shaft, which is decorated on each face, tapers from 162mm wide at the base to 150mm at the top, and is up to 111mm thick and 230mm long. The edges of the slab are broken and worn, but the detail itself is remarkably well preserved. The front and reverse of the shaft are decorated with vinescroll, leaf fronds and berry bunches, while the sides have a more sinuous arrangement of long stems, fronds and single berries, contained by a fillet and flat band margin. The stone was handed to the owners, Mr and Mrs T D Griffiths, for safekeeping. The carvings date to the 8th century, a period when the Angles of Northumbria settled across lowland Scotland and Cumbria. Along with the settlers came monasteries and churches where finely carved free-standing crosses were produced.   http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/75297/details/hallguards/
Object no :
000-299-991-426-C
Collection :
Early Christians
Creator :
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Place of Production :
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Materials :
stone
Location :
Hallguards House, Dumfries and Galloway
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