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Drainie 19 Description of stone
Event ID 1036711
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Early Medieval Carved Stones Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1036711
Drainie 19, Kinneddar, Moray, cross-slab fragment
Measurements: H 0.45m, W 0.25m, D 0.06m
Stone type: sandstone
Place of discovery: NJ c 2230 6960
Present location: Elgin Museum (1960.14)
Evidence for discovery: found in the old graveyard at Kinneddar in 1960 and presented to Elgin Museum.
Present condition: broken edges but the carving is in good condition.
Description
The extreme irregularities of this fragment suggest that it may be derived from an unfinished monument: both the outline of the cross and the surface treatment of its background are irregular. The cross has rectangular terminals and square armpits.
Date range: eighth or ninth century.
Primary references:
Desk-based information compiled by A Ritchie
