Kirkmichael Description of stone
Event ID 1084814
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Early Medieval Carved Stones Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1084814
Kirkmichael (St Michael), Banff, cross
Measurements: H 1.50m above ground, W across arms 0.70m, W shaft 0.30m
Stone type: sandstone
Place of discovery: NJ 1436 2384
Present location: in situ in Kirkmichael Churchyard.
Evidence for discovery: first recorded in 1921 standing in Kirkmichael churchyard, facing east/west.
Present condition: good.
Description
A sturdy cross carved in one piece, this has tapering arms, of which the upper arm is longer than the side-arms. It is plain apart from a circular hollow at the centre of the cross-head on both sides.
Date range: early medieval.
Primary references: Duncan 1921, 23.
Desk-based information compiled by A Ritchie 2019
