Crossall Hill Description of stone
Date 24 August 2016
Event ID 1013447
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Early Medieval Carved Stones Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1013447
Crossall Hill, Dalmeny, West Lothian, cross-base
Measurements: L 1.04m, W 1.04m, H 0.31m
Stone type: sandstone
Place of discovery: NT 1490 7791
Present location: in situ on the south side of the B 924 on Crossall Hill.
Evidence for discovery: first recorded by Drummond in 1860, at which time there was no shaft present.
Present condition: .
Description
This is a plain square cross-base with a hollow socket 0.37m square and 0.23m deep. It is set on a larger sandstone plinth, which is assumed to be relatively modern.
Date range: uncertain.
References: Drummond SAS 386; Coles 1899, 338.
Compiled by A Ritchie 2016
