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Menhir de Luguenez is a megalithic vestige located in the municipality of Beuzec-Cap-Sizun, Finistère department, Brittany. This monument, dated Neolithic, bears witness to the cultural and religious practices of the prehistoric populations of the region. It was erected at a time when local communities organized their territory around symbolic and funerary landmarks, often linked to spiritual beliefs or territorial markers.

Ranked as historic monuments by order of 10 January 1924, the Menhir de Luguenez is approximately 2.50 metres high. This classification reflects its heritage and archaeological importance, thus protecting a key element of the Breton megalithic heritage. The menhir is located precisely at 69 Luguenez, 29790 Beuzec-Cap-Sizun, and its location is listed in the Merimée base under the code Insee 29008, corresponding to the municipality of Beuzec-Cap-Sizun.

The Menhir de Luguenez is part of a wider set of megalithic sites in Finistère, a region that is particularly rich in prehistoric remains. These monuments, often associated with funeral or memorial rites, illustrate the social and cultural organization of neolithic societies. Their preservation now allows us to study the lifestyles and beliefs of the people who erected them, while offering a tangible testimony of this distant period.

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