Maël-Pestivien (St Lawrence)

The church was built in the 16th century. The tower is 35m high with a scroll on the second level, both date to 1875. The main window dates from around 1515, and shows the passion of Christ. The southern bay of the side aisles shows four of the apostles: St Andrew, St Peter, St Bartholomew and St Matthew.

Inside the porch are the remains of the 16th century rood-screen. the sculptor has attempted to show perspective and movement of eleven of the apostles ( St Philip is missing). There is a Pieta.

The sundial dates from 1688.

A hundred yards to the south is the spring of St Lawrence.

La Croix St Pierre

The chapel of Saint Pierre, known as the old church, is a rectangular building.Although a few parts date from the end of the fifteenth century, most of it was restored in 1821. It came under the benefice of Maël and louch, and was dedicated to Our Lady in 1605 and in 1735 it was dedicated to Saint Peter.

on 18 April 1938 services were forbidden in the chapel because it was falling into decay, and its roof and supporting woodwork were sold.

In 1967, Father Rolland, who at that time was the rector of the parish, decided to rebuild this little chapel with the help of the inhabitants of the area.The pardon, fixed by the Catholic Church, now takes place every year on the Sunday that follows the 29th June.

Saint-Isidore

This chapel is dedicated to St Isidore, the patron saint of ploughmen, and was built between 1730 and 1750.It has a very regular traditional ground plan, and the choir has the same depth as the arms of the transept.Inside, there are statues of St Isidore, the Virgin, St John and St John the Baptist.

An inscription can be seen on the western facade. The cross dates from 1868 and the parish chest dates from 1764.

The spring is situated 150 yards south of the building.It has a double basin.There is a stone bearing the date 1732, another stone has a coat of arms and the central round stone is decorated with small human heads.There was a tradition that if children were late starting to walk, their mothers would come to the spring on the first Saturday in May to rub their hips with the water.

Chapel of Loc’h

The Chapel is dedicated to Saint Cado, and his “Cherry Festival” takes place every July.

From 1160, Le Loch is mentioned as the property of the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem. Almost all the chapel was built between 1436 and 1504. The south porch is Renaissance.

The chapel fell into ruin but was cleared of undergrowth in 1983. The walls were reconstructed between 1984 and 1993, and in 1994 the roof tinbers, the roof and the doors were fitted. The bell named Maria dates from 1697.

The stained-glass window in the south bay represents the last judgement, the window in the choir shows the legend of St Cado, and the east bay shows Itron Varia Joa (Our Lady of Joy). The calvary shows Christ on the cross with the Virgin and St John on its western face.

Coat Maël (Saint Gildas)

This chapel was formerly situated in Kerguiffiou and closed to the general public, but was rebuilt at it’s present location in 1854.

On the outside can be seen:

-a stone staircase against the side of the west gable leading to the bell tower.

-an inscription on the western facade

-on the wide gable, a wide central bay with tracery made of three trefoil lance windows

-Inside there are stone statues of St Gildas, St Nicodemus, the Virgin,St Pauline and St Hubert. Two credence tables can be seen in the choir.St Gildas was the patron saint of animals.On 2 February, the faithful came to take water from his spring. The water was blessed by the priest before celebrating Mass and then taken away to be given to the animals to protect them against illness.It was place in the pig’s manger and in the left ear of cattle and horses.