The raised stone of Pontils looks out over the King's cellars and granaries [or tunnels/galleries].

^{This line allegedly comes from a 10th century document in the hands of the Maraval family - who obtained it perhaps from the Aniort/Marie de Nègre family archives.}

^{This stone of Pontils - a menhir - is for me,  beginning to take on much more significance.} 

^{When standing by the menhir, and depending on how you are orientated in the landscape - most people photograph the vista of these  'caves' of the King down the Bezu/Bezis valley .... this is pictured below. In this orientation you are not looking towards the famous Poussin tomb .....}

^{However, if you re-orientate yourself towards facing the Tomb of Pontils one gets a very different view, and in my opinion, a more relevant view. This was captured in a news paper photograph many years ago by someone looking towards and in the direction of the tomb of Pontils. The image is shown below.}

^{Does this view remind you of something?} 

^{It should do for it is - for some - the view replicated in the famous painting by Poussin showing a tomb just like the one at Pontils!}