Le clocher de l'ermitage Font-Romeu, France
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
N 42° 30.744 E 002° 02.763
31T E 421633 N 4707110
La cloche de la chapelle Notre-Dame de l'ermitage à l'intérieur de son clocher. The bell of the chapel Notre-Dame of the Hermitage within its bell tower.
Waymark Code: WMRFHD
Location: Occitanie, France
Date Posted: 06/19/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pstidsen
Views: 2

Le clocher tour est comblé par la construction d'une maison. Il se présente sous la forme d’une petite tour carrée et trapue, il comporte quatre ouvertures en plein cintre contenant au nord et au sud une cloche, elles sont datées de 1704 et 1737.
Il est surmonté d'un toit pyramidal à quatre pentes en llauses de schiste sur lequel se dresse une girouette.
La plus petite des cloches, de 1704, porte les noms de Joseph et Marie de Font-Romeu. La plus grande de 1737, s'appelle Thérèse. Ce sont les noms des donateurs.
The bell tower is filled by the construction of a house. It comes in the form of a small square and squat tower, it has four arched openings containing north and south bell, they are dated 1704 and 1737.
It is topped by a pyramidal roof with four slopes shale llauses on which stands a weather vane.
The smaller bells, 1704, bears the names of Joseph and Marie Font-Romeu. The largest 1737, is called Theresa. These are the names of donors.
Address of Tower:
Ermitage
Font-Romeu, France


Still Operational: yes

Number of bells in tower?: 2

Rate tower:

Tours or visits allowed in tower?: No

Relevant website?: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Please post an original picture of the tower taken while you were there. Please also record how you came to be at this tower and any other interesting information you learned about it while there.
Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest Bell Towers
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
There are no logs for this waymark yet.