Site type CROSS
Canmore ID 20223
Site Number NJ90NW 9.07
NGR NJ 9395 0882
Council ABERDEEN, CITY OF
Parish ABERDEEN
Former Region GRAMPIAN
Former District CITY OF ABERDEEN
Former County ABERDEENSHIRE

Canmore Mapping
View this site on a map

Archaeological Notes

NJ90NW 9.07 9395 0882

A fine Romanesque cross-head (for photograph, see plate XV, A, B) has been housed in St Machar's Cathedral since 1909. It was probably found some time after 1825, but there is no information regarding its exact provenance. Traces of earth on its surface indicate that it may have been excavated. It is most probable that it is the head of a standing cross, possibly the sanctuary cross noted on NJ90NW 9.06.
N M Cameron 1989.

Cameron, N M (1989a) 'A Romanesque cross-head in St Machar's Cathedral, Aberdeen', J Brit Archaeol Ass, vol.142
Page(s): 63-6 Held at RCAHMS D.5.13.ABK.P