Construction of menhir Néolithique (≈ 4100 av. J.-C.)
Estimated period of erection of the monument.
Date inconnue (XIXe ou XXe siècle)
Search of Ludovic Martinet
Search of Ludovic Martinet Date inconnue (XIXe ou XXe siècle) (≈ 1865)
Archaeological research without results.
1889
Historical monument classification
Historical monument classification 1889 (≈ 1889)
Official protection by the French State.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Menhir dit la Pierre levée de Boisy ou de Bellevue (Box B 538) : classification by list of 1889
Key figures
Ludovic Martinet - Archaeologist or local researcher
Conducted a unsuccessful search.
Origin and history
Boisy's raised stone, also known as Bellevue's raised stone, is a menhir located in Bagneux, in the Indre department, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. This megalithic monument, dated from the Neolithic, is distinguished by its imposing size: a block of reddish sandstone measuring 2.50 meters high, with a width at the base of 2.40 meters and an average thickness of 0.50 meters. It is strongly tilted to the northwest, and a caling stone emerges from the ground on the northwest side. This menhir illustrates the architectural and cultural practices of prehistoric societies in the region.
Ranked a historic monument in 1889, Boisy's raised stone was the object of a excavation led by Ludovic Martinet at the foot of the menhir, without any convincing result. This early classification underscores the heritage importance recognized in the 19th century for this type of archaeological vestige. The menhir is also associated with a local legend: according to oral tradition, it would turn on itself when the angelus sounds simultaneously in the bell towers of the neighbouring communes of Bagneux, Anjouin and Dun-le-Poëlier.
The site is referenced in the heritage databases, especially Mérimée, under the name Menhir dit la Pierre levée de Boisy or Bellevue. Its approximate address, 5051 Bellevue at Bagneux, and its Insee code (36011) confirm its territorial anchor in Indre. This menhir, although little documented archivically, remains a tangible testimony of the megalithic practices of Neolithic in Berry, an area marked by a remarkable density of similar sites.
