What do you think this is?

On page 15 of this issue you can read about Rev Larking, founder of the KAS, who is buried at St. Martins, Ryarsh. The churchwarden there asks if anyone in the KAS can help him discover the history of two mysterious stones in the churchyard. Are they gravestones or do they have some other significance?

The stone pictured below stands in the southern section of the churchyard, in line with the west wall of the nave, and has a cross carved on each face.

There is a similar stone in the northern part of the churchyard, also aligned with the west wall of the nave. It is on the extreme left in the picture below, close to a group of other ancient stones.

Readers are invited to contact the editor with any clues or comments, or details of similar stones known to exist in other churchyards.