e carved with
two human heads in high relief in its lower part. Photo by Alain
Dermigny. [Alain-027]

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049. Yquelon. The Romanesque west gate. Its semi-circular arch is
formed by a plain grain resting on plain abutments and surrounded by an
archivolt. The archivolt is a prominent band adorned with saw-teeth in
high relief carved with a hollow row of triangular sticks. Its two ends
rest on a granite stone carved with a human head. The keystone of the
arch is adorned with a human head in higher relief. The inside
abutments are molded with a small column with a square abacus and base.
These abutments support a tympanum in granite, which was restored and
carved with a cross In Romanesque style in 1897. Photo by Claude Rayon.
[Claude-13]

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050. Yquelon. Sketch of the Romanesque west gate. This gate has
similarities with the south gate in the church of Breville, located a
few kilometers north-west. Sketch by Marie Lebert.

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051. Yquelon. The Romanesque west gate. Detail of the semi-circular
arch of the gate. Its archivolt rests at each end on a granite stone
carved with a human head. These granite heads resisted more gracefully
to the test of time than the limestone heads in the church of Breville.
Photo by Alain Dermigny. [Alain-029]

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052. Yquelon. The Romanesque south gate. His semi-circular arch is
formed of a grain molded with a torus and topped by a chamfer carved
with a row of slightly visible saw-teeth. The arch is surrounded by an
archivolt formed by a thick band with chamfered edges. The lower
chamfer is also adorned with a row of slightly visible saw-teeth. The
inner grain rests on two attached columns through capitals. Their
basket, topped by a square abacus, is adorned with small angle hooks.
The door certainly underwent an overhaul: both capitals, without an
astragalus, are not well connected to the shaft of the columns and to
the beginning of the arch, the torus of which is cut. The outer grain
and archivolt disappear into the masonry of the nave to the left,
whereas they rest on a slightly prominent and chamfered large stone on
the right. Photo by Claude Rayon. [Claude-14]

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053. Yquelon. Sketch of the Romanesque south gate. This gate also has
similarities with the south gate in the church of Breville, located a
few kilometers north-west. Sketch by Marie Lebert.

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054. Yquelon. T