route 13 A Sionlla – Agualada – O Carballal – Lavacolla

This stone cross is located in Agualada, San Vicente de Marantes parish, and belongs to the Galician ethnographic heritage related to the English Way.
Built in granite, with a four-quartered platform with three steps. It has a square base with chamfers, square shaft with bevelled corners and cubic capital decorated with volutes. The cross is octogonal, with floral finishes and religious scenes. On the front side, Christ’s Descent is represented, with figures such as Saint Francisco. On the back, three mournful women appear, possibly the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene and Mary of Clopas.
This stone cross, dating from the XX century, is officially recognized by the Xunta de Galicia, and it’s conserved in a very good state. It’s a display of Galician popular art and of the devotion that marked the paths toward Santiago.