Jarrow, Anglo-Saxon inscribed slab
Jarrow, Anglo-Saxon inscribed slab
HER Number
1206
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Jarrow, Anglo-Saxon inscribed slab
Place
Jarrow
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Grave Marker
Site Type: Specific
Gravestone
General Period
EARLY MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Early Medieval 410 to 1066
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Fragment of an upright slab, in medium-grained yellow sandstone, 11.5 cm high x 9.5 cm wide x 4.5 cm deep. Unworn, with a fragmentary inscription in seriffed Anglo-Saxon capitals, framed on the one complete side by roll moulding. Dated to the late 7th century to early 8th century. Found in 1971 during archaeological excavations.
Easting
433900
Northing
565200
Grid Reference
NZ433900565200
Sources
<< HER 1206 >> J. Higgitt, 1979, The dedication inscription at Jarrow and its context, Antiquaries Journal, LIX, 361-4, pl. 65B
R.J. Cramp, 1984, Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, Vol. I, Part 1, pp. 110, 112, pl. 94 (510-13) (Jarrow 13)
R.J. Cramp, 1984, Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, Vol. I, Part 1, pp. 110, 112, pl. 94 (510-13) (Jarrow 13)