Cross shaft (piece)

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This piece of a cross shaft was found at Mains of Penninghame in Wigtownshire. It was carved between 900 and 1000 in a style distinctive to the Whithorn area.

This side of the cross shaft is decorated with interlaced plaitwork with a border of square key pattern at the bottom. The stone is broken at the top, and cracked in places.

Christianity was introduced to Scotland after the Romans had left, and took several centuries to become established throughout the country. Different traditions of Christianity developed in different areas, often influencing one another.

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• Online ID: 000-190-002-097-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.IB 123
• Date: 900 - 1000
  Between 900 and 1000
  
• Material: Stone; imperfect; elaborately ornamented on both sides
  Cross shaft
  
• Dimensions: 44.00" x 18.50"
  
• What: Cross shaft
  
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• Where: Scotland, Wigtownshire, Mains of Penninghame
  
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• Description: Cross shaft elaborately ornamented on both sides, from Mains of Penninghame, Wigtownshire, 900 - 1000
  
• References:
  • Allen, J. R. & Anderson, J. The early Christian monuments of Scotland. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1903, vol. 2, pp 486-7. 
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