Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Viaur

There may have been a settlement already in the 9th century on the banks of the river Viaur, a church was obviously erected within the 12th century. According to a legend St. Georges´ horse jumping over the river Viaur left a mark of the hooves on a rock - inside the church. As the church was locked - I could not see the rock. This incomplete "Majestas Domini" is over the (locked) portal. I learned from the information given here, the carving was brought to Saint-Georges to save it from destruction, when iconoclasts raided churches in Rodez. I do not know, where it really came from, but it must have been the center of a very large tympanum. It actually looks like a twin of the "Majestas Domini" in Conques (40kms north of Rodez). It is a little rougher than the carving in Conques, but even details are the same.

There may have been a settlement already in the 9th century on the banks of the river Viaur, a church was obviously erected within the 12th century. This structure got fortified during the Hundred Years' War and now seems to be a castle. According to a legend St. Georges´ horse jumping over the river Viaur left a mark of the hooves on a rock - inside the church. As the church was locked - I could not see the rock.

There may have been a settlement already in the 9th century on the banks of the river Viaur, a church was obviously erected within the 12th century. This structure got fortified during the Hundred Years' War and now seems to be a castle. According to a legend St. Georges´ horse jumping over the river Viaur left a mark of the hooves on a rock - inside the church. As the church was locked - I could not see the rock.