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8 (290) 10th century. 1 Recorded
9 (291)
Uncertain. 10th
– 11th century? 9 Recorded
10 (292) Uncertain. 10th
11 (293)
century?
Second half of
Cross-shaft. Plait terminating in pendant
animal heads, animal and knot-work panels
framed by baluster ornament and plait.
Found in foundations of the pre-Norman
chancel by Knowles in 1900 (1905, 110).
Lower part of cross-shaft, perhaps
unfinished. Cable moulding edges, punch
incised spirals
7 Recorded Rough out of cross-shaft. Damaged but
10th century. 18 Recorded
12 (294) Uncertain. 11th
13 (295)
14 (296)
century?
First half of 10th
century.
Late 9th to mid
19 Recorded
Not
noted Recorded
10th century. 21 Recorded
15 (297) First half of 10th
century.
16 (298) Last quarter of
17 (299)
10th century.
Third quarter of
22 Uncertain
reference
15 & 16 Recorded
10th century. 17 Recorded
unworn, dressed but not carved.
Worn part of ring-headed cross (boss
and plait) with elongated upper arm. Noted
‘at Sockburn Church’ (Brock 1888, 409 &
Fig 14). Boyle (1892, 660) locates this stone
in the hall. Hodges (1894, 71) places it
under the staircase in the hall.
Cross-head – very large plain (possibly
unfinished) ring-head type. First mentioned
by Boyle (1892, 659) among the stones
lying at the east end of the chancel. Perhaps
shown set within the churchyard wall in
a watercolour of c.1814 (see this report
Section 3.2, and Figure 8)
Cross-arm fragment – ring-chain
ornament and leaping animal. VCH (1905)
locates this fragment resting on one of the
chapel’s window sills.
Hogback. Top and ends removed; worn.
Two horsemen with spears. Other side
– rings, knots and pellets. Boyle (1892, 660)
described two men on horseback on a cross
fragment, which must be the same piece,
then in the hall.
Part of lower portion of hogback. Worn,
two ends missing. Paw of end beast; part of
woman and bird; framed by interlace.
Hogback. In two pieces. End beasts;
long bands of plait each side. Mentioned
by Brock (1888, 409 & Fig 16) as being
preserved in the hall, but brought to the
church for the society’s visit. Hodges (1894,
71) has this stone under the staircase in
the hall. Boyle (1892, 660) also places it in
the hall.
Hogback. Ridge and heads of beasts
missing/reduced. Three vertical panels of
interlace.
ENGLISH HERITAGE Sockburn