Ethnographic heritage
O Lago Neighbourhood Stone Cross Cruceiro
- Figueiró, O Lago Neighbourhood, 19th century. 1899.
- Coordinates:41.963369, -8.766207
It is located beside the road, attached to a wall in O Lago neighbourhood. It stands on a prismatic base featuring the following engraved text on its front “PROMESA DE/ JUAN ANTONIO/ ALONSO QUE O/ FRECIO POR/ SUS HIJOS/ COLOCADO/ EN 1899”. The square-section shaft is topped by a simple capital with molded decoration, supporting the Crucified Christ beneath a cartouche.
Bibliography: Fernández de la Cigoña and Núñez, Estanislao: Esmoleiros e petos de ánimas da provincia de Pontevedra. Vigo: Ir Indo,1998. Fernández de la Cigoña, Estanislao and Loira, Félix: “Cruces, cruceiros e petos da parroquia de San Campio de Figueiró e San Cristovo de Goián (Tomiño-Pontevedra)”, in Asociación Galega para a Cultura e a Ecoloxía: Actas do VII Congreso Galego de Cruceiros, 2017. Asociación de Veciños da Aurora Boletín Informativo Cultural. Tomiño.
