Oratoire de la Vierge du Cotay

This 6 m high oratory rises above a 4-step staircase and is located 1 km north of the village of Arçon, to the right of the Creux field. It is preceded by spruce trees and rocky borders, surrounded by a fence, protecting it from the incursion of herds
A rectangular base, above a high plinth, carries a stepped base in front in its central part.
This base is surmounted at the back and on the sides by three walls that delimit the niche
The open front is framed by two columns, topped by capitals.
The whole is covered by a vaulted canopy with four triangular pediments, the front one with a tri-lobed arch, topped by two-sloped roofs
The intersection of the crossed arches supports a stone spire flanked by gables with blind lancet bays and finished with a cross
Flowering ears of corn are planted at the end of the ridges
In the niche is a stone statue of the crowned virgin carrying on her left arm, the child Jesus holding a globe. This statue is 1.80m high.
On the base we read
VIRGIN BUILT BY THE PAROSSIANS OF ARCON
AND BLESSED ON JUNE 25TH 1874
VICTOR DEFRASNE PRIEST FROM 1826 TO 1888
R TISSOT CURE
25.6.1976