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The Menhir de Kerampeulven is a megalithic monument located in the municipality of Berrien, Finistère, in the United Kingdom. This block of granite, of phallic or fusiform shape depending on the sources, reaches a height of between 5 and 6 meters. It is characteristic of source menhirs, although the associated source no longer flows naturally since the urbanization of the site. The menhir, dated from the Protohistory (c. 2000 B.C.), is composed of local granite with inlays of porphyroids (feldspath crystals), and shows traces of man regularization.

The menhir was registered as historical monuments by order of 4 October 1995. This protection includes not only the menhir itself, but also plots F 758 and F 759 (soil and basement), highlighting its archaeological importance. Its location at the head of a valley, in the Monts d'Arrée, makes it one of the most remarkable examples of megaliths in this region. Available sources, such as the Inventory of Neolithic and Bronze Age Monuments in Finistère (Sparfel & Pailler, 2011), confirm its scientific and heritage interest.

No information is available on any rituals or specific uses related to this menhir. However, menhirs of this period were generally associated with symbolic, funeral or territorial functions in protohistoric societies. Their erection often reflected a collective organization and beliefs related to nature or ancestors. The Breton region, rich in megaliths, bears witness to a dense and structured human occupation from Neolithic and Protohistory.

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