Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen, St Machar's Cathedral, Cross
Cross (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen, St Machar's Cathedral, Cross
Classification Cross (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 20223
Site Number NJ90NW 9.07
NGR NJ 9395 0882
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/20223
- Council Aberdeen, City Of
- Parish Aberdeen
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District City Of Aberdeen
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ90NW 9.07 9395 0882
A fine Romanesque cross-head (for photograph, see plate XV, A, B) has been housed in St Machar's Cathedral since 1909. It was probably found some time after 1825, but there is no information regarding its exact provenance. Traces of earth on its surface indicate that it may have been excavated. It is most probable that it is the head of a standing cross, possibly the sanctuary cross noted on NJ90NW 9.06.
N M Cameron 1989.
