Grim's Cross Slab (Manx Cross 129)
This fragment of a cross slab was found in the churchyard wall in the 1800s. Both faces show the head of a wheel-headed cross, decorated with looped bands gripped by rings. The arms of the cross are linked by a plain bordered ring.
One face shows a cockerel, a symbol of the Resurrection, and a winged figure, perhaps an angel, above the left and right arms respectively. A figure in the centre of the cross possibly represents Christ in ascension, with a 'nimbus' or halo above his head and his arms outstretched in blessing. The other face shows a serpent above the left arm of the cross and a male figure and a bird above the right.
Along one edge the latter part of an inscription in runes survives, which has been translated as, '...of Grim the Black'.
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- Parish: Michael
- Sheading: Michael
- Grid Ref: SC3176090830
Sources
- Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record