Menhirs of Pergat

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The great menhir of Pergat
The menhirs and the outcrop

The two menhirs of Pergat (also called Menhir Pointu de Pergat, Menhir de Louargat) are located east of the D31 road, north of Louargat and west of Guingamp in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in France .

The two menhirs were erected about 14.0 meters apart in the valley floor. The larger one is 7.4 m high, 3.8 m wide and 2.2 m thick. The smaller one is about 2.0 m high, 1.4 m wide and 0.8 m thick. The two menhirs are made of Bégard granite . The block on the floor between the menhirs is not a menhir, but an outcrop .

The Louargat stele

In Louargat there is also the spherical Gallic stele La Boule - Stèle Saint-Michel. The Latène stele of granite , is part of the pagan cult.

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Coordinates: 48 ° 34 ′ 53.4 "  N , 3 ° 20 ′ 40"  W.