Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture
Durham University, 2019. (updated 2020)
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- ADS Collection: 351
Hexham 14, Northumberland
| Overview | ||
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Object Type | Round-headed grave-marker [1] | Measurements | H. 35 cm (13.75 in); W. 42.2 cm (16.6 in); D. Built in | Stone Type | Sandstone | Plate Numbers In Printed Volume | 954 | Corpus Volume Reference | 182 |
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Hexham 14A (Plate no. 954) Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, University of Durham |
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| National Grid Reference of Place of Discovery | ||
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| NY935641 | ||
| Latitude | ||
| 54.971474 | ||
| Longitude | ||
| -2.103069 | ||
| Diocese | ||
| Newcastle | ||
| Present Location | ||
| Built into west wall of modern nave of abbey | ||
| Evidence for Discovery | ||
| First mentioned by Stuart (1867) | ||
| Church Dedication | ||
| St Andrew | ||
| Present Condition | ||
| Worn | ||
| Date | ||
| Late ninth to early tenth century | ||
| Earliest Date | ||
| 850 | ||
| Latest Date | ||
| 950 | ||
| Geological Period | ||
| Unspecified | ||
| Description | ||
| A (broad): The stone is shaped with a semi-circular head with sharply carved base. The only carved face now visible shows a stemmed cross, type B6, in relief. | ||
| Discussion | ||
| This is either a foot- or head-stone. The rather inept carving and the form of the cross indicate a comparatively late date. | ||
| References | ||
| Stuart 1867, 50, pl. xcv; Hodges 1888, pl. 35, 1; Hodges 1890, no. A16, p. 25; Savage and Hodges 1907, 44, pl. 40; Hodges and Gibson 1919, 65; Taylor and Taylor 1961, 123; Taylor and Taylor 1965, 305-6; Cramp 1974, 127, 174, pl. 15A | ||
| Endnotes | ||
| 1. The following are general references to the Hexham stones: (—) 1855-7a, 45-6; Rowe 1877, 62-3; Allen 1889, 230; Bailey 1980, 79, 81, 83. | ||
| Subjects | ||
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| Monument Form: Standing Monument | ||
| Monument Type: Grave | ||
| Monument Feature: Marker | ||
| Monument Period (MIDAS term): Early Medieval | ||
| Horizon: Post 920, Pre 920 | ||
