Romanesque trefoil capital, Lyminge, c. 1150

Attached trefoil capital [ce41][cl]en[cc]A small attached trefoil capital carved in a creamy-buff freestone, probably Caen stone. Found at Old Robus, a Grade II listed former farmhouse on the Canterbury road on the north side of Lyminge in the Elham Valley, East Kent. The item may be related to other material found in the vicinity in the 19thc (see CRSBI record). References [cp3]The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, item 112617 Attached trefoil capital The capital is at one end of an elongated block and has a trefoil shape with beaded straps and palmette detailing. Tool marks The stone is approx. twice as long (14.75 in) as it is high (7 in), and the top has characteristic Romanesque diagonal tooling. Caen stone? The stone is a creamy-buff freestone, probably Caen stone. Damage Although the surviving detail is still surprisingly crisp given its likely re-use in a wall and potentially long time resting outside, there is some damage.