Whithorn Priory Museum, Wigtown: C10th Anglian headstone (7). Circular head, central boss, expanded-armed cross, sunken armpit circles.


Whithorn Priory Museum: C10th Anglian headstone (7). Circular head, central boss, expanded-armed cross with sunken armpit circles, interlace ornament on the shaft. A fine example of the Anglo-Norse Whithorn School of carving. The museum has been refurbished since this photograph was taken in May 1991.


Size: 3841px × 4961px
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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