Cross at the access to la Maltière called the cross de la Poule

Identity card

Inventory number: # 48

Commune : Crozant

Visibility : Cross visible from a public space

Presence of cupule : yes

Presence in the Napoleonic map : yes

Reference in the Napoleonic map : 1865/7

Dimensions* :

To find out more, let's dig into the depths of the territory's history...

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Cupule 5 cm in diameter and 2 cm deep.

This cross is shown on a base in the Napoleonic map sheet 1865/7.

It is a cross held in place by a cement base.

The foot is very wide.

* Characteristics recorded in 2013 by Noëlle BERTRAND and François TABOURDEAU

Date of restoration and/or repairs :

This cross has not been restored or repaired.

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Granite is ubiquitous here, it is everywhere in the fields

Each of the inventoried crosses was made by a different stonemason.

However, it seems that they all used the same model or « pattern ».

Each carver made his sculpture from some local granite stone known as a fieldstone.

Find out more with the expertise of Didier Fauguet, stone sculptor and carver.

Crozant type crosses are located between Oïl and Oc on the territory of the "croissant marchois".

This cross is located at the intersection of the ancient lane called Grandcheix.

You can discover this cross during a 9 km walk south of Crozant.