Stang Du

Away from the centre of the village of Stang Du, (“black pond” in Breton), the bread oven and the well once played an important role. They were usually communal, built and shared by the hamlet's inhabitants, and multiplied in the 18th and 19th centuries. In larger villages, there may have been up to four ovens. In Stang Du in 1843, there were two of them, built unusually right next to each other. The second was used by a farm that no longer exists. Most wells were dug after 1850 and brought water as close as possible to the houses. This one is typical of the western Morbihan region, with a wall topped by a monolithic coping and a sculpted superstructure housing the lifting mechanism.