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The alignments of An Eured Veign, nicknamed La Noce de Pierres, form a megalithic ensemble located in Brasparts, Finistère. This prehistoric site consists of 77 menhirs in quartzite and sandstone, aligned for 380 meters on an overall east-west axis, although not perfectly straight. The stones, of varying height (between 0.30 m and 1.55 m), are organized into three distinct groups. Their size gradually increases from west to east, with a reversed menhir of 1.55 m whose initial depth of sink remains unknown. The alignment marks the boundary between the Douffine and Ellez watersheds.

The written history of the monument began in 1850, when Jean-Marie Bachelot de La Pylaie mentioned it for the first time. However, the first archaeological studies took place only in 1978. Ranked then listed as historical monuments (partly in 1968 and 1980), the site combines departmental and private property. A local legend tells that these stones would be a wedding procession petrified by God for ignoring a priest carrying the viaticus, forcing him to cross the rushes.

Confusion between menhirs and natural blocks is common due to their low mean height. The site illustrates the funeral or ritual practices of Prehistory in Brittany, although its exact use remains debated. Menhirs, often associated with astronomical or territorial alignments, testify to the social and spiritual organization of the Neolithic communities in the region.

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