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A 12th century bell-tower which underwent
alterations in the 13th and 14th centuries,
and a small nave where we can see that the
lower part of one wall must have been built
with a fishbone tool, are all that remain of
the Romanesque church which must once have
been much larger (at least two or three bays
longer). Traces of a roof on the west face
of the tower leave can only leave us
guessing although we know that in the 19th
century the length of the building was
reduced by half. The chancel is
barrel-vaulted and a cornice runs around the
beginnings of the vault. To the north and
the south semi-circular arches sit on
jutting-out shelves (imposts) which are,
themselves, supported by square columns.
The bell-tower rises above the chancel and,
at its peak, a bracket-supported cornice has
human faces sculpted in each corner. Each of
the bell-tower’s four walls are decorated
with two arches. The roof used to be covered
in ‘lauze’ stone tiles but the upper part
has been re-roofed in flat tiles. |
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