Croix discoïdale

English translation

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History

Old cemetery, disused in the 19th century and become an annex of the park of the château. The old pillars of the entrance have been preserved. On the left one an old stele was erected. On the other, to match it, a similar stele was placed, but cut for the occasion. This discoidal stele is of the type with shoulder, strongly emphasizing the anthropoid silhouette. The area of extension of these steles, for the region, seems limited to the north of Lauragais. The stele comprises a base with strong projection, set on the wall, then a narrow part, topped by a shoulder. The shaft continues then connecting to the upper disc. The whole is cut from a single block. On the east face, a Greek cross is cut in relief in the upper disc. A second smaller circle, biting on the circle above, surrounds a second Greek cross at the level of the shoulder. On the west face, the upper disc is decorated, in relief, with a Greek cross identical to that of the other face. The lower part, flat, is decorated in recess, in outline, with a cross of twelve equal branches, pommetted (type derived from the cross of Toulouse). The date of construction remains unknown.