Cross at the access to la Querlière

Identity card

Inventory number: # 45

Commune : Crozant

Visibility : Cross visible from a public space

Presence of cupule : yes

Presence in the Napoleonic map : yes

Reference in the Napoleonic map : 1865/5

Dimensions* :

  • height : 85 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

*

Cupule of 6 cm in diameter and 4 cm deep.

This cross is shown on the Napoleonic Map (sheet 1865/5)

* Characteristics recorded in 2013 by Noëlle BERTRAND and François TABOURDEAU

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Restoration / Repairs

Date of restoration and/or repairs :

Pulled out of the hedge, replaced in 1995, broken by the hedge trimmer in 2000, it was reassembled by the ERICA association but was damaged again in 2004.

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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 at the junction towards La Querlière on the road from Crozant to Fresselines.

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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.

Go for a walk !

Cycle rides

You can discover this cross during the « Cyclo des croix de Crozant » ride available on izi.TRAVEL.

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

Alternatively, go to the "Cyclo des croix de Crozant" tour.