Fiche d’identité

Numéro d’inventaire : # 44

Commune : Crozant

Visibility : Cross visible from a public space

Presence of cupule : yes

Presence in the Napoleonic map : no

Dimensions* :

  • height : 46 cm
  • length of arms : 39 cm
  • thickness : 17 cm

Dating ? Function ?

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

Characteristics

*

Cupule of 4 cm in diameter and 1 cm deep.

This cross was cleared by the ERICA association, its location being remembered by a neighbouring farmer.

It remains in its old location.

* Characteristics recorded in 2013 by Noëlle BERTRAND and François TABOURDEAU

Restoration / Repairs

Date of restoration and/or repairs :

This cross seems to be buried too deep.
It should be taken out to see the base and replaced on a rough pavement that prevents the vegetation from getting too close

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.

Cependant, il semble qu’ils aient utilisé the same model ou “patron”.

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

Find out more with l’expertise de Didier Fauguet, stone sculptor and carver.

Location

Les croix de type Crozant sont implantées entre Oïl and Oc sur le territoire du “croissant marchois”.

This cross is located at the crossroads towards La Minauderie coming from Crozant.

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Walks and Cycle rides

The walks

Vous pourrez découvrir cette croix au cours d’une balade à pied de 9 km or 14 km walk south of Crozant.

Cycle rides

Vous pourrez découvrir cette croix pendant la balade “Cyclo des croix de Crozant” disponible sur izi.TRAVEL.

Below, you can start to learn more about this cross.