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Petite Pierre Levée de Saint-Laon dans la Vienne

Patrimoine classé
Mégalithes
Dolmens
Pierre levée
Vienne

Petite Pierre Levée de Saint-Laon

    Route de la Grève
    86200 Saint-Laon

Origin and history

La Petite Pierre Levée de Saint-Laon is a megalithic monument located in the commune of Saint-Laon in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. This type of structure, often associated with territorial burials or markers, is evidence of ancient practices whose precise origins remain poorly known in the absence of clear dating. In the region, megalithic monuments such as this raised stone are part of a historical landscape marked by ancient human occupations.

These remains, although discreet, recall the importance of prehistoric or protohistoric sites in the organization of local territories and communities, often linked to agricultural or ritual activities.