Church of St. Andrew, Medieval grave slab

Church of St. Andrew, Medieval grave slab

HER Number
11950
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Church of St. Andrew, Medieval grave slab
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Grave Marker
Site Type: Specific
Grave Slab
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Upper part of slab. Incised design except for cross-head carved in relief withina sunken circle. Cross with incised line decoration, clustered fleur-de-lys terminals and petalled rosettes between arms. Sword right of shaft.
Easting
424543
Northing
564411
Grid Reference
NZ424543564411
Sources
Museum of Antiquities 1987.1.8A; C.C. Hodges, Notebook from the Keep; Grave Slab Survey File