Cross the village, join the D27 and continue in the same direction until Kersaint. At the roundabout, turn right and park immediately to the right in the parking of the chapel. The bell tower of this chapel, with its three floors overlooking a beautiful gallery, was rebuilt in Indeed, the lightning had just knocked down the old bell tower dating from as well as part of the stained-glass windows, while the roof was seriously damaged.
Particularly noteworthy is the architectural ornamentation in kersanton stone surrounding the chapel's large portal. It probably replaced a much earlier chapel, possibly dating back to the early Middle Ages. In fact, if you go around the building, you'll see a light-colored tombstone perched on a granite base with two small arches.
It is a cenotaph, i. The upper slab was found on the ground in front of the chapel altar during the work that followed the destruction of the bell tower by lightning in The arcaded base that highlights it may have been part of the balustrade of the former bell tower.
Immediately below the slab is the upper, badly degraded part of the tomb. The eroded Du Chastel coat-of-arms can be seen at the end. And along its edge, we can still see the traces of an inscription that has become totally illegible.
This would make the stone the site's oldest vestige. Left outside to the elements for over a century, it looks as though it will continue to deteriorate. In , by decision of Tanguy V du Chastel, the chapel became a collegiate church, that is, it was entrusted to a community of monks, six white priests, benefiting from ecclesiastical income and residing, from about , at the Canons' House, which was built for them not far from the castle.
