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| CASSS Hexham 18 + 1 photo |
| Hogback grave cover |
| grave-cover | stonework |
| sandstone |
| Decorated on upper part. Three strand plait on upper ridge lower part rough because buried. |
| late 10th cent |
| It was found by the writer on April 18th, 1907. It lay on its side on the upper surface of the S wall, it having been used as a filling stone in the core of the wall. It is the second example of this rare class of grave cover which Hexham has produced. [Savage & Hodges, 1907, p.44–45] The most northerly example in England but Scandinavian |
| Height 38.7 cm; Width 96.2 cm; Depth 23 cm [Kirby p.175 no.32] |
| recess 5 |
| Nave/North Aisle/North Wall/Bay 4 |
| CRAMP no.18 p 183. Photos: Savage Plate XXXIX. Kirby Plate XVe. Cramp Pl. 180, 969. |