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Elrig
Cross Slab (Early Medieval)
Site Name Elrig
Classification Cross Slab (Early Medieval)
Canmore ID 62724
Site Number NX34NW 30
NGR NX 326 482
NGR Description NX c. 326 482
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/62724
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Mochrum
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX34NW 30 c. 326 482
See also NX34NW 27.
A small broken slab, now in Whithorn Museum, was found on Elrig farm, (NX 326 482) before 1902 but Anderson could not ascertain the find-spot in 1922. It measures 14 1/2" x 8 3/4" x 2". The only ornamented face has a cross with expanded arms, filled with a continuous interlaced pattern. On the shaft of the cross is a panel of frets, framed with a cable moulding. It is of 10th century date but its purpose is uncertain.
R S G Anderson 1923; C A R Radford and G Donaldson 1953.
