Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Croix Merhan
Plumelec, Morbihan, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Croix Merhan (cad. XC 336) : inscription par arrêté du 29 mars 1935
- Protection dates
- 1935/03/29 : inscrit MH
- Type
- croix monumentale
- Main period of construction
- 17e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Lieu-dit
- Callac
- Commune
- Plumelec
- Département
- Morbihan
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.80642, -2.57320
- Mérimée reference
- PA00091541
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
Croix située face à l'église, provenant d'un champ sur le territoire de la commune. Elle a été transportée puis édifiée par symétrie avec celle du bourg. Le fût n'existe plus. Le motif supérieur, à fronton triangulaire, est ajouré. D'un côté la Pietà ; de l'autre le Christ.
English translation
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History
Cross situated facing the church, coming from a field in the territory of the commune. It was transported and then erected by symmetry with that of the town centre. The shaft no longer exists. The upper motif, with triangular pediment, is pierced. On one side the Pietà; on the other the Christ.
Nearby in the register
- Calvaire de Callaccalvaire monumentalunder 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.