Below the right arm on one face is the only sculpted example in the Isle of Man of a Viking ship. The ship is quite well observed, so that the clinker construction of its hull can be seen, together with the standing rigging, the furled sail, and the steering oar. The panel to the left of the cross shaft bears a runic inscription which has been translated as, ‘Hedin set this cross to the memory of his daughter Hlif.’ A number of other runes have been added as graffiti.
On the other face, a short inscription up the right side of the shaft translates as ‘Arni carved these runes.’ Additional runes have been lightly scratched in parallel to this inscription as graffiti.
Late Medieval
Found Maughold Churchyard, Maughold, Garff, Isle of Man
iMuseum (Manx National Heritage)
Cross was scanned in situ with the result that some surfaces could not be captured or photographed.
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