38 ORNAMENT ON THE EARLY CROSSES OF CORNWALL. 



E. Side. All three panels are filled with broken plaitwork ; 

 at the bottom two elliptical rings are introduced to fill up the 

 corners. In the middle is an instance of S-shaped knotwork. 

 The diagonal treatment of the middle band in this beautiful 

 example is, as far as I have been able to ascertain, unique. 



N. Side. At the bottom is a knot formed by two elliptical 

 rings crossing diagonally, combined with two concentric circles 

 all interlaced. This design occurs also on the shaft in the church 

 of St. Just-in-Penwith. In the middle is a fine specimen of 

 irregular broken plaitwork, at the top we have the only example 

 in Cornwall of the pattern known as " plaits and rings," of which 

 there is an instance in Devonshire on the N.W. face of the 

 famous Copplestone Cross near Crediton. The cross is mentioned 

 in a charter of king Edgar in H.M. Eecord Office, dated A.D. 

 974. 



W. Side. All three panels are filled with a regular eight-cord 

 plait. 



S. Side. At the bottom is a panel of irregular broken 

 plaitwork with an elliptical ring to fill the lower corner ; in the 

 middle, another very good example of broken plaitwork, and 

 although somewhat similar to that on the reverse face, it will be 

 seen that the rings in this case are not separated, but joined 

 together like the figure oo in a horizontal position. 



THE CROSS SHAFT ON WATER PIT DOWN? MINSTER.— 



Plate 2. 



"Water Pit Down is in the parish of Minster, and deanery of 

 Trigg Minor, situated about 4 miles N. of Camelford, and 17 

 from Launceston railway station. 



This granite shaft once more stands in its original base, in 

 situ by the side of the road from Tintagel to Warbstow. Some 

 30 years ago it was taken down to Trekeek farm, about half-a- 

 mile from its present position, and there utilised as the pivot 

 stone of a thrashing machine, in which place it remained up to 

 June of the present year (1889), when by, and at the expense of 

 Col. S. G. Bake of Camelford, it was removed and re-erected. 

 The worn and mutilated condition of some parts of this monu- 



1 The drawing of three sides was made while it was at Trekeek. 



