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Keriolet Mill is a water mill built in 1868 in the municipality of Beuzec-Cap-Sizun, in the Kériolet valley, in the heart of a protected area managed by the Conservatoire du littoral. Originally, it operated with a pirouette (horizontal wheel) before being modernized in 1878 by the addition of an 8-metre diameter auget wheel supported by an external triple staircase. This rectangular mill, built of granite bellows and cut stones, is distinguished by a decorative cladding lintel dating from the 16th century, the only ornamental element of the building.

The site, historically dedicated to milling, already housed two mills around 1598, belonging to the Marquis de Plœuc. The Keriolet mill operated until 1958, when Yvon Le Brun, the manufacturer's grandson, dismantled the grinding wheels to install them on his farm. Rached in 1972 by an individual who renounced the creation of a camping site, the mill was acquired by the Conservatoire du littoral in 1982-1983. After years of restoration (including the recovery of grinding wheels from the Lochrist mill and the reconstruction of the wheel), it was restored to service in 2008 and inaugurated by Yvon Le Brun.

Today, the mill produces T80 wheat and black wheat flours, sold locally with local products. Open daily in summer and on weekends, it welcomes 200 to 300 visitors a day and organizes events such as Bread Festival or Mill Days. Managed by the Moulin de Keriolet association and supported by local actors (Avel ha Dour, Cap sur les Moulins), it combines industrial heritage and cultural animation.

The mill also inspired literature: writer Yoann Barbereau places a key scene in his novel Portraits de Yana. Its architecture, its history of hydraulic energy and its anchoring in the Breton landscape make it an emblematic place of Finistère.

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