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Wayside Cross of Puigmoltó

Mediona, Alt Penedès, Barcelona

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Wayside Cross of Puigmoltó

Monument · Mediona, Alt Penedès, Barcelona

A Baroque wayside cross from the mid-18th century, next to the Puigmoltó farmhouse in Mediona, which marked the boundary of an allodial estate of the monastery of Santes Creus within the municipal area. It stands on a large quadrangular base of three steps and a small plinth, with a very eroded octagonal shaft ending in a small 'magolla' or knot where traces of heraldry, pine trees and a sun can barely be made out; the remains of the cross suggest that both faces bore sculpted images. Documented in 1931 at the foot of the path from Sant Joan de Mediona to the Casesnoves de Can Pardo, it was torn down for unknown reasons and rebuilt at its current location. It is declared an Asset of National Cultural Interest (BCIN 4099-MH).

Photo: Joandrés (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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