Cross at the access to the Puyjoly estate
Identity card
Inventory number: # 36
Commune : Lafat
Visibility : Cross no longer in existence
Presence of cupule : unknown
Presence in the Napoleonic map : yes
Reference in the Napoleonic map : 1885/5
Dimensions* :
- height : / cm
- length of arms : / cm
- thickness : / cm
Dating ? Function ?
To find out more, let's dig into the depths of the territory's history...
Characteristics
*
A resident recalls that the cross was between the road and the "little bridge".
This is the location shown on the Napoleonic Map.
* Characteristics recorded in 2013 by Noëlle BERTRAND and François TABOURDEAU
Restoration / Repairs
Date of restoration and/or repairs :
This cross was removed because it was in the way and deposited at the Mairie in Lafat. It is listed in the Napoleonic Map (1885/5). In 2022, it is still missing.
In March 2013, it could not be found there.
Crosses can disappear, even in communal premises.
Hence the vigilance of the collective to secure the crosses.
How it was made
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.
Location
Crozant type crosses are located between Oïl and Oc on the territory of the "croissant marchois".
