Description; the Anglo Saxon Tower is dated 960AD, with remains of an earlier building, possibly dating back to the 7th or 8th century.
The second story of the tower was added in the early 11th century.
There is a Roman stone reused as a quoin in the north west corner of the tower, as evidenced by the Lewis Holes and groove for iron & lead bracing.
In the south wall of the tower is the Wolf Stone, probably reused from a ceremonial seat.
Inside the base of the tower, now used as a vestry, is the Ragnarok Stone; a stone with grafitti of a scene from Norse mythology. It may represent the apocolypse.
Sources; National Churches Trust St. Helen Skipwith
Great English Churches SkipwithPhotographs by the author.
