Alnmouth, stone
(Alnmouth Cross; Alnmouth; Alnmouth stone cross shaft fragment)


Siglum | OE-GB-1 |
Findspot |
Alnmouth (Alnmouth,
Northumberland, Northumbria, GB)
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Transliteration |
MY(R/r)EDaH:MEH:wO‖
SAV[…]‖ (*)ADV(L)FESD[…] |
Translation
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Myredah hat mich gemacht. |
Translation
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Myredah made me. |
Class of object | stone |
Type of object |
runic cross
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Object | stone |
Measurements | 91,5; 37,2-42,5; 12,7-16,5 |
Find year | 1789 |
Class of material | stone |
Material | sandstone |
Material specifics | yellowish |
Preservation | impaired; fragmented |
Completeness | no |
External dating | 875 - 1000 |
Method of dating | iconograph.+ling. |
Iconographic elements | yes |
Dating (ICO style) | - |
Context | settlement |
Rune row | fuþorc |
Category | scripta mixta |
Preservation | impaired; fragmented |
Completeness | no |

Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Photographer: Gaby Waxenberger
CC BY-NC
Photographer: Gaby Waxenberger
CC BY-NC
Place of storage
Great North Museum: Hancock
(Newcastle upon Tyne, GB)
Inventory number: 1958.8.N
Findno.: 600