The shattered remnants of an imported monumental brass matrix found inside the parish church of Whitekirk in the mid 19th century. It was then moved outside where sadly the elements have been less than kind to it. Almost all the original surface has now been lost, but close examination can reveal the last ghosts of the indents and the lead plugs of the rivets that would have held the plates in place. We are fortunate that two sketches survive that show the matrix in better condition: these record the separate inlay design of a priest standing within an architectural frame of pillars and canopy. A marginal inscription ran around the slab. The surviving rivets and ‘ghost’ confirm this record. The stone, now weathered to a pale gray but originally a dark gray which could be polished to a black sheenimported, is a fossiliferous limestone imported probably from the Tournai region of Belgium. Probably 14th century. 3D reconstruction generated with photogrammetry software 3DF Zephyr v6.513 processing 126 images
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