Identity card

Inventory number: # 37

Commune : Crozant

Visibility : Cross visible from a public space

Presence of cupule : no

Presence in the Napoleonic map : no

Dimensions* :

  • height : 62 cm
  • length of arms : 51 cm
  • thickness : / cm

Dating ? Function ?

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

Characteristics

*

Length of the head: 35 cm.
The head is chipped.

* Characteristics recorded in 2013 by Noëlle BERTRAND and François TABOURDEAU

Restoration / Repairs

Date of restoration and/or repairs :

This cross was broken twice by the road workers in 2003 and 2004.

It was one of the most finished with its very curved head.

The two pictures before and after the accident show the damage.

It was repaired in 2021.

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 D913 at La Malignière.

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Walks and Cycle rides

The walks

You can discover this cross during a 14 km walk south of Crozant.