La Vasque du Kreisker
Saint-Pol-de-Léon
The “Vasque du Kreisker” (“basin”) comes from Kerliviry manor in Cléder. It was a gift from Monseigneur de Guébriant to his brother Alain de Guébriant, the mayor of Saint-Pol-de-Léon.
In 1912, it was brought to the foot of the chapel by 43 horses. The trip of about 20 kilometres took a month to complete, the horses hauling their load in what was a heroic effort. It was said that friction from the wheels caused the horse-drawn cart to catch fire during the trip.
The basin has initially three bowls. A fourth piece was added on the top during the Liberation. This piece had previously been used as a fountain by one of the park’s keeper of the castle of Kernévez. The basin is placed on the site of the former cemetery of the “Chapelle du Kreisker”.