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The armorie terminal of Mount Morin is a historic monument located on the border of the municipalities of Mercurey and Rully, in the department of Saône-et-Loire, in the region Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Dated from the 17th century, this stone pillar is decorated with separate heraldic sculptures on its two sides: the coat of arms of Claude-Baptiste de Montrichard on the Mercurey side, and the coat of arms of the Montessus family on the Rully side. It thus symbolizes the territorial delimitation between these two wine villages.

Ranked under the title of historical monuments by order of 27 January 1922, this terminal bears witness to the practices of marking communal boundaries under the Old Regime. The engraved coats of arms reflect the importance of local noble families in the administration of lands and seigneurial rights at that time. Its state of conservation and legal protection make it a rare example of this type of monument in Burgundy.

The terminal is part of a landscape marked by viticulture, a major economic activity of the region since the Middle Ages. In modern times, local lords, such as Montrichard and Montessus, played a key role in the management of vineyards and land use rights. These armorized pillars served both to assert their authority and to prevent conflicts between neighbouring communities.

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