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Maughold Cross Slab (Manx Cross 80)

Archaeology

This broken slab was used as a lintel in the church and recovered in 1900 during renovation works. The surviving piece is from the shaft of a large cross. One face shows a panel of key-pattern above which is a second panel containing a double-beaded loop-twist. The other has the remains of interlacing at the top, below which stands a figure carrying an object; by his side is a pastoral staff, suggesting that he may be a bishop or abbot, perhaps carrying a closed book. At the bottom of the slab is a stag, and the disembodied limbs of another four-legged animal above.

Maughold Church

Connections

Book Chapters

  • Parish: Maughold
  • Sheading: Garff
  • Grid Ref: SC4931591690

Sources

  • Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record
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