Menhir du Houx

Menhir du Houx is a paleontological site in Trégunc, Arrondissement of Quimper, Brittany. Menhir du Houx is situated near the village Névez, as well as near Pont-Aven.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Dolmen and Chapelle Notre-Dame de Kerven.

Dolmen

Archaeological site

Photo: Milca56, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dolmen is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km south of Menhir du Houx.

Chapelle Notre-Dame de Kerven

Church

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Chapelle Notre-Dame de Kerven is a church, which is situated 1½ km west of Menhir du Houx.

The Château de Rustéphan is a small, ruined 15th–16th-century manor-house in Nizon, part of the commune of Pont-Aven in the Finistère département of France. Château de Rustéphan is situated 3 km east of Menhir du Houx.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Névez and Pont-Aven.

Névez

Village

Photo: Rundvald, Public domain.

Névez is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany, in north-western France. Nevez means "new" in Breton. The name is thought to have arisen when Trégunc was split in two in 1078, creating a new parish. Névez is situated 3½ km south of Menhir du Houx.

Pont-Aven

Village

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Pont-Aven is a commune in the Finistère department in the Brittany region in Northwestern France. Pont-Aven is situated 4½ km east of Menhir du Houx.

Walled town of Concarneau

Locality

Photo: Julien1978, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Walled town of Concarneau is a walled town built in the 15th and 16th century in Concarneau. Walled town of Concarneau is situated 8 km west of Menhir du Houx.

Menhir du Houx

Type: Paleontological site
Categories: archaeological site and historic site
Location: Trégunc, Arrondissement of Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude

47.8501° or 47° 51′ 0″ north

Longitude

-3.80543° or 3° 48′ 20″ west

Open location code

8CVRV52V+2R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4297003568

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Piscine couverte and Piscine.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Kervern and Point Vert.

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