| Parish/District | Aunsby and Dembleby/North Kesteven |
| Location | Now in the back garden of Cherry Tree Farm, Aunsby |
| Category | Churchyard cross (?) |
| National Grid Ref | TF 0457 3881 |
| Designation | None |
| Stone Type | Ancaster freestone, Upper Lincolnshire Limestone, Inferior Oolite group |
| Refs | Everson, P. & Stocker, D., Corpus of A. S. Stone Sculpture: Vol 5, Lincolnshire., p. 319-20 |
| Visits | – |
This item is fully reported in Everson and Stocker (1999) pp.319-20 and illustrations 434-7. A summary is included here for completeness.
A fragment of decorated cross shaft believed to be from Aunsby churchyard, now used as a garden ornament. It was said to be ‘Found in a delivery of building rubble that came from the churchyard‘ in around 1970. It is probably from a minor standing cross, perhaps originally a grave marker.
The piece of shaft is c.0.6m long and c.0.35 x 0.23m in section. Its front and rear faces are decorated with circular motifs containing stylised flower patterns. The sides are undecorated except for angle mouldings. Originally described as Saxon, its date is now thought to be early or mid-twelfth century.
Aunsby