Lancaster Cross Stele

Lancaster Cross Stele

The Lancaster Cross is an ancient stone cross stele, with one of its arms missing. The cross tablet is inscribed with the following rune: 'Pray for Cyniballth and Cuthbert'. The height of this cross shaped monument is 920 millimeters, the width is 400 millimeters, and the depth is 145 millimeters. Discovered near Lancaster, it was taken to St. Wilfried's Church in Halton to protect it. This cross shaped stele can be traced back to the 10th century and is an Anglo Norse cross shaped stele column, with the top part missing. It is currently housed in the British Museum.