St Andrews Cathedral, Museum
Cross Slab (Early Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name St Andrews Cathedral, Museum
Classification Cross Slab (Early Medieval)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) St Andrews 25
Canmore ID 319349
Site Number NO51NW 23.25
NGR NO 5142 1662
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/319349
- Council Fife
- Parish St Andrews And St Leonards
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
Reference (1903)
St Andrews Nos. 19 to 26 are still imbedded in the west wall of the Cathedral as shown and as only the edges are visible, they cannot be completely described. No. 19 appears to be the shaft of a great cross, and the other stones may be either cross-slabs or cross-shafts. The dimensions of the exposed faces of the monuments are as follows:-
No. 19, 7 feet 11 inches by 11 inches
" 20, 11 " " 4 1/2 "
" 21, 1 foot, 11 " " 4 "
" 22, 1 " 7 " " 6 "
" 23, 1 " 9 " " 4 "
" 24, 2 feet " 4 "
" 25, 2 " " 4 "
" 26, 2 " 6 " " 6 "
As to ornament, No.19 is decorated with scroll foliage; No. 20, with diagonal key-pattern, double-beaded; Nos. 21, 23, 24, 25, and 26, with diagonal key-pattern; and No.22 with a plain panel.
J R Allen and J Anderson 1903
