Visite commentée "Un site exceptionnel et unique : Locuon en Ploërdut"

Heritage event , Guided tour , Cultural in Ploërdut

Locuon, a small town in the north of the town of Ploërdut, is exceptional in more ways than one. It shelters in particular the only granite quarry of which the traces of ancient exploitation are still visible today; the boulders extracted, among other things, used to build the prestigious monuments of the Gallo-Roman town of Carhaix. No less than two guides were needed to, in turn, tell you the history of Locuon, explain the specific geology of this place, comment on the archaeological... Read more
Locuon, a small town in the north of the town of Ploërdut, is exceptional in more ways than one. It shelters in particular the only granite quarry of which the traces of ancient exploitation are still visible today; the boulders extracted, among other things, used to build the prestigious monuments of the Gallo-Roman town of Carhaix. No less than two guides were needed to, in turn, tell you the history of Locuon, explain the specific geology of this place, comment on the archaeological traces and enlighten you on the persistence of the sacred in this place over more than 2,000 years…. The whole giving a particularly documented and lively visit! Meeting at 2:30 p.m. at the church of Locuon in Ploërdut Price: free Speakers: Jean Paul Eludut, ass. Archeology and History of Central Brittany and Joseph Le Guernic, ass. TPMN

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