Cross at the access to Épagne known as the Croix des Rabines
Identity card
Inventory number: # 46
Commune : Crozant
Visibility : Cross visible from a public space
Presence of cupule : no
Presence in the Napoleonic map : yes
Reference in the Napoleonic map : 1865/5
Dimensions* :
- height : 75 cm
- length of arms : 47 cm
- thickness : / cm
Dating ? Function ?
To find out more, let's dig into the depths of the territory's history...
Characteristics
*
This cross is shown on the IGN map at 1 : 25,000.
This cross was painted by Eugène Alluaud c1920.
* Characteristics recorded in 2013 by Noëlle BERTRAND and François TABOURDEAU
Restoration / Repairs
Date of restoration and/or repairs :
The Rabines cross is made up of three pieces : a head, a foot and a rock dug out of a hollow to enclose the foot by about 30 cm. Decapitated in 2009, it was restored. It was knocked down twice by machines and reinstalled on the other side of the road, according to the advice of the Territorial Services of Architecture and Heritage.
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".
This cross is located on the road to Rabines from Crozant.
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Walks and Cycle rides
The walks
You can discover this cross during a 9 km or 14 km walk south of Crozant.