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Extract from the Guhenno and Lizio Travel Guides:
One of the largest and best Breton calvaries is at
GUHENNO
, south of Josselin on the D123. Sculpted in 1550, the figures include the cock that crowed after Peter's denials, Mary Magdalene with the shroud and a recumbent Christ in the crypt. Its appeal is enhanced by the naivety of its amateur restoration. After damage caused by Revolutionary soldiers in 1794 - who amused themselves by playing boules with the heads of the statues - all the sculptors approached for the work demanded exorbitant fees, so the parish priest and his assistant decided to undertake the task themselves.
Over to the east, off the D151,
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