Bute, St Blane's
Cross (Early Medieval)
Site Name Bute, St Blane's
Classification Cross (Early Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Carved Stone 9
Canmore ID 301995
Site Number NS05SE 5.09
NGR NS 0949 5344
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/301995
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kingarth
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Buteshire
Reference (1900)
Reference (1903)
Reference (1984)
Measured Survey (1995 - 1996)
Reference (2001)
Fragment of sandstone, probably the shaft or arm of a small free-standing cross, found in the N wall of the church about 1895 and presented to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMS X.GQ 43). It is broken across and much worn and measures 0.24m by 0.13m and 55mm thick. Within an irregular margin each broad face (a, c) bears a three-cord plait, with indications of armpits at one end. One edge (b) preserves traces of a fret-pattern and the other (d) bears a twist. (Anderson 1900, 317 and fig.17 on p.316; Allen and Anderson 1903, 3, 410, no.7, and fig.430 on p.411; Schultz notebook in NMRS; Cross 1984, B19).
Fisher 2001.
