Maughold Cross Slab (Manx Cross 97)
This rectangular slab was originally noted in 1871, but was only recovered from over the west door of the church, where it had been re-used as a lintel, during renovation works in 1900. It is broken along its length, but each face still shows a 'Celtic' cross set in a ring. On one face the cross is decorated with a plait-of-four which continues into the limbs. A bead moulding around the edge of the cross terminates in volutes which support the foot of the shaft. To the left of the shaft stands a priest, who reaches out to support the cross, while below the volutes are the remains of two stags pursued by hounds and a huntsman on horseback.
On the other face the shaft is formed by a double-beaded loop-twist that continues in a single bead to form the circle, which surrounds the limbs of a small cross filled with a plait-of-four. The shaft is bordered by double bead mouldings which terminate at the foot and below the head in spirals. To the right of the shaft is a boar hunted by hounds, and below the foot of the shaft a stag is attacked by a hound. The surviving edge bears a plait-of-three.
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- Parish: Maughold
- Sheading: Garff
- Grid Ref: SC4929591695
Sources
- Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record