Cross - Grandafjordur, Iceland - Christian Crosses on Waymarking.com

"Paimpol krossinn

Árið 2006 var reist minnismerki til minningar um franska sjómenn sem létust við fiskveiðar við strendur Íslands hér fyrr á öldum. Verkið er keltneskur kross sem settur var upp á Grundarkampi, austan þéttbýlisins, þar sem franskir sjómenn höfðu bækistöðvar um miðja 19. öld. Krossinn var gjöf frá vinum okkar í Paimpol á Bretaníuskaga í Frakklandi. Íslandsbærinn Paimpol er vinabær Grundarfjarðar, enda var sótt þaðan á íslensk fiskimið, m.a. við Grundarfjörð."
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"Paimpol Cross

In 2006, a monument was erected in memory of French sailors who died fishing off the coast of Iceland in earlier centuries. The work is a Celtic cross that was installed at Grundarkampi, east of the town, where French sailors had bases in the mid-19th century. The cross was a gift from our friends in Paimpol on the Brittany peninsula in France. The Icelandic town of Paimpol is a sister town of Grundarfjörður, as it was taken from there to Icelandic fishing grounds, including those at Grundarfjörður."
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Type of cross: Celtic cross Material used: Stone (granite, sandstone, marble, ...) Characteristics of this cross: a simple stone cross with something carved in there that kind of looks like a fleur des lis. Describe the location: In the fields that look out on the mountain Kirkjuffle Year of manufacture: Not listed Is this cross commemorative ?: Not listed

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