Monkwearmouth, Anglo-Saxon architectural fragment
Monkwearmouth, Anglo-Saxon architectural fragment
HER Number
410
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Monkwearmouth, Anglo-Saxon architectural fragment
Place
Monkwearmouth
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
Class
Unassigned
Site Type: Broad
Architectural Fragment
Site Type: Specific
Architectural Fragment
General Period
EARLY MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Early Medieval 410 to 1066
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
An architectural fragment, 5 cm high x 10.5 cm wide x 9 cm deep, probably a corner stone, in medium-grained, reddened sandstone. The remains of three carved faces survive, containing some decoration. It was found in 1966 and is thought to date to between the 7th and 9th centuries A.D.
Easting
440200
Northing
557800
Grid Reference
NZ440200557800
Sources
<< HER 410 >> R.J. Cramp, 1984, Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, Vol. I, Pt 1 133, Pt 2 pl. 125.691-2 (Monkwearmouth 26)