Lanterns of the Dead

Lanterns of the Dead

Lanterns of the Dead (French: "lanternes des morts") is the architectural name for the small towers in stone found chiefly in the centre and west of France, pierced with small openings at the top, where a light was exhibited at night to indicate the position of a cemetery.

These towers were usually circular, with a small entrance in the lower part giving access to the interior, so as to raise the lamps by a pulley to the required height. One of the most perfect in France is that at Cellefrouin (Charente), which consists of a series of eight attached semicircular shafts, raised on a pedestal, and is crowned with a conical roof decorated with fir cones; it has only one aperture, towards the main road. Other examples exist at Ciron (Indre) and Antigny (Vienne).

There is one surviving example in England, in the churchyard at Bisley, Gloucestershire, which is referred to as the poor souls light.

References

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External links

* [http://cfpphr.free.fr/lanternedesmorts.htm Article with numerous examples] (in French)


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