Megaliths and legendary stones

This large neolithic polishing stone known as the Cochée stone is a large block of polished monolith sandstone from the Eocene Age (first period of the tertiary era) buried in the ground among many other blocks and pudding stones.

All these stones are found under oak trees which lends a mysterious aspect to the place, a true Druid site (100 meters by 80 meters).

Its name comes from its numerous notches or nicks and it is the most important polisher in France, due to its size and the number of its nicks.

A perron is a mixture of rock fragments encased in natural sandstone. The blend of colors is quite remarkable.

There are six sites in Fréteval, Lisle, Morée, Rahart and Saint-Hilaire-la-Gravelle where puddingstones can be seen.

The Saint-Hilaire-la-Gravelle dolmen is a megalithic burial place made of puddingstone.

The Perche region next to the Beauce is a land of tradition. You will be seduced by the Egvonne valley, an unexpected lookout point where you can see the Perche hills. The Fontenelle, Poislay, Ruan-sur-Egvonne churches are worth a visit being part of the remarkable patrimony of the Vendômois area.

Another curiosity is the La Taulière dolmen, an exceptionally large table monument (access by a staircase in the Loges community). Take a moment to stop there, then walk along the winding, shady roads and discover the happiness of times past…

On the northern side of Fontaine-Raoul, elevation: 240 meters, there is an orientation-table made in 1980 overlooking the Egvonne valley (west of the Loir river) located on the Perche sand fault. The large and exceptional panorama of plains and woods offers a view of many bell-towers and water-towers which help to identify the villages in the Dunois country (north) and the Beauce tableland (east).

A true living patrimony, the result of a long history with humans, this tree measures 6.5 meters in circumference and is 22 meters tall. It is between 400 and 500 years old. Before the town acquired the tree, it was in a hedgerow with a younger one.

This pedunculate oak tree pollard was regularly trimmed. It has a hollow trunk which looks like a chimney. During World War Il, it saved the life of a soldier who managed to hide in it after escaping.

A picnic area is located in its shade.

On the northern side of Fontaine-Raoul, elevation: 240 meters, there is an orientation-table made in 1980 overlooking the Egvonne valley (west of the Loir river) located on the Perche sand fault. The large and exceptional panorama of plains and woods offers a view of many bell-towers and water-towers which help to identify the villages in the Dunois country (north) and the Beauce tableland (east).