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I'd cycled up this
fast road half a dozen times
before I spotted this building,
submerged in trees and hard
against the road. I only noticed
it because I caught sight of the
bell turret out of the corner of
my eye. I nearly fell off my bike
as I staggered to a halt. As at Chevrotaine, it
is obviously the chapel of a
community, perhaps still in use
for this purpose; the building
behind still has the air of a
convent. The
doorway onto the road has a crude
heraldic device above it, dated
1653. Higher is a pretty little
round window with the glass of a
shield in it. A very simple,
single cell building, with a
locked door; but I assume that
this doorway is no longer in use
anyway, as it opens straight on
to the Doucier to Pont
de Poitte
road. Access is now probably from
within the garden of the building
behind.
A bit further along
the wall is a gatehouse, with a
larger doorway with a corbel
table above, the whole structure
covered in ivy. This was probably
the original main entrance to the
community buildings.
Collondon chapel
is along the D27 road between
Doucier and Pont de Poitte, just
to the north of Charcier. The
access is probably from within
the garden.
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