Whithorn Priory Museum, Wigtown: C11th Anglian headstone (), found inside St Ninian's Cave: expanded-armed cross sunken armpit circles

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Whithorn Priory Museum: C11th Anglian headstone (), found inside St Ninian's Cave: expanded-armed cross with sunken armpit circles, interlace ornament & remains of an inscriptiond in Anglian runes (bottom R). The word WROJTE (made) survives from the formula: X made this cross for Y; pray for his soul. A burial was found in the outer part of St Ninian's Cave in 1884, possibly a hermit retired from the Whithorn community. The museum has been refurbished since this photograph was taken in May 1991.

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Size: 1740px × 4464px
Location: Whithorn Priory Museum, Wigtown, Wigtown District, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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