Chapelle Sainte-Barbe, Ruined chapel in Berrien, Finistère, France.

This abandoned neo-Gothic chapel from the 19th century stands in ruins with damaged stone walls, structural cracks, and a deteriorating bell tower that requires urgent consolidation work.

Originally built in 1896 to replace an 18th-century chapel, the structure was severely damaged by lightning strikes during a violent storm in 1955, leaving it abandoned for nearly 70 years.

The chapel is named after Saint Barbara, whose feast day falls on 4 December. In Brittany she was invoked against thunder and lightning, the very phenomenon that struck the building in 1955. A statue or image of the saint with her tower attribute may still be looked for among the ruins.

The site is currently closed to public access due to safety concerns from potential structural collapse, with restoration work planned for completion by June 2025 through community fundraising efforts.

The 1896 building replaced an 18th-century chapel on the same site, so the ruin visible today is the second chapel here. Its bell tower still stands above the broken walls, and consolidation work has been planned to keep it from collapsing.