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Balnahow Cross
Archaeology
The findspot of a slab which has been numbered as Manx Cross No 95 (68). The Balnahow Cross is inscribed in relief and is a wheel-headed cross fragment with apparent Anglo-Saxon influence, probably from a keeill at Balnahow PRN 0763.30. It evidently had a portion below the head illustrated by Oswald in the 19th century with a rider and some rather irregular bunches of interlace. This portion of the stone is now missing but the irregularity of the interlace makes it possible to interpret the stone as Viking. The surviving fragment measures 49.5cm high with a maximum width of 25cm and a minimum width of 11.5cm. It is 5cm thick.
Sources
- Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record