Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Calvaire de Callac
Plumelec, Morbihan, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Calvaire de Callac (cad. XB 169) : inscription par arrêté du 29 mars 1935
- Protection dates
- 1935/03/29 : inscrit MH
- Type
- calvaire monumental
- Main period of construction
- 17e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété d'une association
- Lieu-dit
- Callac
- Commune
- Plumelec
- Département
- Morbihan
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.80642, -2.57291
- Mérimée reference
- PA00091537
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1695 map "Carte de l'Evesche de Nantes." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Calvaire à fût très court sur socle autel. Christ au recto avec Saint-Jean et la Vierge placés sur des ailerons. Pietà au verso. Situé au carrefour central du bourg.
English translation
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History
Calvary with very short shaft on altar base. Christ on the recto with Saint John and the Virgin placed on small wings. Pietà on the verso. Located at the central crossroads of the town.
Nearby in the register
- Croix Merhancroix monumentaleunder 1 mi
- Puits de la Touche-Berthelotpuitsunder 1 mi
- Château de Callacchâteauunder 1 mi
- Deux menhirs taillés, dits Babouin et Babouinemenhir2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.