Ancrum Description of stone
Event ID 1019956
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Early Medieval Carved Stones Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1019956
Ancrum 3, Roxburghshire, cross-slab
Measurements: H 0.83m, W 0.28m
Stone type: cream-coloured old red sandstone
Place of discovery: NT 6215 2485
Present location: built into the exterior of the north wall of Old Ancrum church, above the lintel of the lower of two blocked windows near the west end of the church. The church was built in 1762.
Evidence for discovery: found in 2016.
Present condition: trimmed for re-use but the incised lines are clear.
Description
The dressed face of this slab is incised with a double outline cross, using a fine line.
Date: ninth or tenth century
References:
Desk-based information compiled by A Ritchie 2017
