Menhirs in the Val-de-Loire Centre

Menhirs
28130 Saint-Piat

The megalithic site of Changé, in Saint-Piat (Eure-et-Loir), includes a menhir and three dolmens of the Neolithic, including the famous Gargantua Goal and the Cradle, classified as a Historic Monument in 1974. Exceptional witness of funeral and ritual practices between 4500 and 2500 BC.

Menhirs
41330 Averdon

The Menhir de la Grande Pierre d'Averdon, dating from the Neolithic, is a limestone block located in Averdon, in the Centre-Val de Loire region, classified as a historical monument since 1979.

Menhirs
36210 Bagneux

The raised Boisy stone, 2.50 m high neolithic menhir, is located in Bagneux (Indre), in the Centre-Val de Loire. Ranked a historic monument in 1889, this reddish sandstone block bears witness to local megalithism.

Pierre
45210 Chevannes

La Pierre aux Sorciers is a Neolithic menhir located in Chevannes, Loiret, classified as a Historical Monument since 1910. This megalithic vestige testifies to prehistoric practices in the Centre-Val de Loire.

Pierre percée
37800 Draché

The Pierre Percée de Draché is a 4-metre-high neolithic menhir located in Draché in Indre-et-Loire, classified as a historical monument since 1911. This holed megalith, the largest remaining department, is surrounded by local legends and traditions linked to its natural orifice.

Menhirs
28320 Ymeray

The menhir de Chantecoq, also called Mother-aux-Cailles, is a megalithic monument of the Neolithic located in Ymeray, in the Centre-Val de Loire region, classified as a Historical Monument in 1909.

Menhirs
36210 Bagneux

The Menhirs de Tréfoux in Bagneux are two megalithic monuments of Neolithic, classified in 1889, located in Indre in the Centre-Val de Loire.

41310 Huisseau-en-Beauce

The Menhir de Huisseau-en-Beauce is a megalithic monument to the Neolithic region of Loir-et-Cher, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Ranked in 1889, it bears witness to ancient funeral and cultural practices.