Trebalúger Talayot

Es Castell, Spain

A Talayotic period settlement (1000-700 B.C.) in Trebalúger was a spectacularly large talaiyot; it is 28 metres in diameter at its widest point. It has an elliptical layout and was built on a high rocky outcrop on the site of an earlier structure from the Naviforme period dating from 1350 B.C., with the bases of the pillars still preserved inside. At the front of the monument, near the entrance, you can see the remains of a ramp that led up to the top of the talaiyot. Around the outside you can see the walls of a polygonal structure, also from the Talayotic period, which has been damaged by the lime kiln built over it at a later date.

References:

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Address

Camí d'Es Talaiot 3, Es Castell, Spain

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Details

Founded: 1000 BCE
Category: Prehistoric and archaeological sites in Spain

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User Reviews

Kim Attard (5 years ago)
Always awesome

Eduardo Cifuentes (5 years ago)
Bonic per veure

Pasquale Agnese (5 years ago)
Lindo pueblo se yo tenia Dinero me compreria un chalet en trebaluger tranquillo seguro

Susan Jones (6 years ago)
Interesting but a ruin

javier hernandez nieto (6 years ago)
Un poco apartado.

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