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Ethnographic heritage

Cristelos Stone Cross Cruceiro

  • Barrantes, Cristelos Neighbourhood, 20th century.
  • Coordinates:42.030493, -8.765566
It consists of an irregular prismatic base, which appears to be older than the rest of the monument due to the visible wear. On this base rests a plain circular shaft topped by a capital decorated with small angel heads set between engraved wavy lines. The terminating cross has a plain square-section.

Bibliography: Fernández de la Cigoña, Estanislao and Loira, Félix: “Cruces, cruceiros e petos da parroquia de San Xoán de Amorín (Tomiño-Pontevedra)”, in Asociación Galega para a Cultura e a Ecoloxía: Actas do X Congreso Galego de Cruceiros, 2018. Asociación de Veciños da Aurora Boletín Informativo Cultural, 4. Tomiño.