46 Notes on pre-Norman Sculptured Stones in Wilts. 



during the restoration of the Church some years ago, built in on 

 either side of the porch — on the level of the floor with half their 

 length buried underground — and presenting convenient projections 

 on which the dirt or snow might be kicked off the boots of the 

 congregation as they came into Church. The present Vicar, how- 

 ever, the Rev. H. J. Morton, on his attention being called to the 

 matter, at once had them removed and placed in their present 

 position, where they are out of harm's way and can be seen to far 

 greater advantage. 



Stone (G) is about half of a sepulchral slab, measuring 21in. by 

 15gin. It is coped and has a cable moulding running up the centre 

 and dividing into two branches which run out to the corners — the 

 outside edge having also a border of the same moulding. The panels 

 at the sides and end are filled with interlacing work, which is roughly 

 executed. 



The second stone (H), measuring 20|in. by 9in., looks at first 

 sight like a bit of a cross, but there was no sign of sculpture on 

 either of the other sides, which were quite rough — and as it seems, 

 from the bit of border at the bottom to be the whole stone, it is 

 perhaps more probable that it was a small and thick recumbent 

 body stone — a stone of much the same size and thickness now 

 forming one of the steps to the rood loft at Ashton Keynes with an 

 incised cross on it being evidently a child's coffin slab of the 

 thirteenth century. 



The two Colerne stones (I) and (J) were also discovered built 

 into the walls during the " restoration " of the Church some years 

 ago, and are now preserved loose in the Church with some other 

 curious bits of later carving. Although they are now only rough 

 irregular slabs with only one face they have evidently formed two 

 faces of part of a cross. They measure respectively 15in. by 13in. 

 and 19in. by 13^in., and both are covered with fine dragonesque 

 sculpture, the character of which is seen in the illustrations. 



The Knook example is a long narrow stone now built into the 

 east wall of the chancel, which was found built up in this wall when 

 it was re-constructed some years ago. My attention was called to it 

 by the Rev. W. J. Swayne. It does not seem to have been noted 



