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Whithorn, Bruce Street, Museum
Cross Slab (Early Medieval)
Site Name Whithorn, Bruce Street, Museum
Classification Cross Slab (Early Medieval)
Canmore ID 121888
Site Number NX44SW 56.08
NGR NX 4449 4028
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/121888
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Whithorn
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX44SW 56.08 4449 4028
(8) A headstone of the Whithorn School. This is one of the earliest and dates from the 10th century.
On both sides of the circular head is a plain cross with expanded arms, the ends separated by a slight groove; bosses mark the centre of the head and the circular spaces between the arms. On each face of the shaft is a panel of interlace, the strands emphasised by a slight central groove. One of the interlaced designs includes rings.
Radford and Donaldson 1953b, 40.
