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Bodowyr
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2004

Bodowyr submitted by sem on 11th Apr 2004. One of many sites visited at Tim Prevett's Anglesey weekend.
Thanks Tim.
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Son Fred
Date Added: 20th Sep 2016
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Spain (Balearic Isles (Mallorca / Majorca))
Visited: Yes on 5th Feb 2016

Son Fred submitted by sem on 5th Feb 2016. I'm not sure if this outlier is part of the original site or a later addition.
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Sa Coveta
Date Added: 20th Sep 2016
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Spain (Balearic Isles (Mallorca / Majorca))
Visited: Yes on 6th Feb 2016

Sa Coveta submitted by sem on 6th Feb 2016. Like all the dolmens on Mallorca, Sa Coveta does not have a capstone.
In the top left of the picture is the islet of L'Illot des Porros with its pre-Talaiotic burials.
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Túmulo de Son Ferrer
Date Added: 20th Sep 2016
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: Spain (Balearic Isles (Mallorca / Majorca))
Visited: Yes on 7th Feb 2016

Túmulo de Son Ferrer submitted by sem on 7th Feb 2016. A nice shiny grill blocks the entrance to the tomb.
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Naveta Alemany
Date Added: 20th Sep 2016
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Spain (Balearic Isles (Mallorca / Majorca))
Visited: Yes on 10th Feb 2016

Naveta Alemany submitted by sem on 10th Feb 2016. The ''navetiform' is at the junction of the Magaluf to Portals Vells road and the road to Cala Vinyes. It is quite easy to spot when you've driven past it three times!
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S'Illot
Date Added: 20th Sep 2016
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Spain (Balearic Isles (Mallorca / Majorca))
Visited: Yes on 11th Feb 2016

S'Illot submitted by sem on 11th Feb 2016. The megalithic walls of the village are quite impressive.
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Capocorb Vell
Date Added: 20th Sep 2016
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Spain (Balearic Isles (Mallorca / Majorca))
Visited: Yes on 27th Feb 2016

Capocorb Vell submitted by sem on 27th Feb 2016. Two talaiots here are connected. This picture is looking at the eastern one from the western one.
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Hagar Qim
Date Added: 18th Feb 2014
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Malta (Mainland)
Visited: Yes on 1st Feb 2014

Hagar Qim submitted by sem on 1st Feb 2014. Western Grouping
As described by Trump "Between the two temples and a little to the west is an irregular group of blocks, clearly megalithic but the shape of the structure they originally formed part of is now beyond recovery."
Public access is not allowed here.
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Qarraba
Date Added: 18th Feb 2014
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Malta (Mainland)
Visited: Yes on 1st Feb 2014

Qarraba submitted by sem on 1st Feb 2014. Qarraba
The village itself is in very defensive position at the top of the cliff which surrounds it. The small black dots at it's base are actually people!
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Mnajdra
Date Added: 18th Feb 2014
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Malta (Mainland)
Visited: Yes on 9th Feb 2014

Mnajdra submitted by sem on 9th Feb 2014. Site in Mainland Malta
As with most Maltese temples, this has been reconstucted. I have been unable to find a readily-available description of exactly what is original.
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Tarxien
Date Added: 18th Feb 2014
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Malta (Mainland)
Visited: Yes on 9th Feb 2014

Tarxien submitted by sem on 9th Feb 2014. Site in Mainland Malta
The oldest section of the temple, thought to date from c3500BC.
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Tal-Qadi
Date Added: 18th Feb 2014
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Malta (Mainland)
Visited: Yes on 12th Feb 2014

Tal-Qadi submitted by sem on 12th Feb 2014.
Although these stones look like a dolmen they have been moved from their original position in the north wall.
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Ta' Hagrat
Date Added: 20th Sep 2016
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Malta (Mainland)
Visited: Yes on 19th Feb 2014

Ta' Hagrat submitted by sem on 19th Feb 2014. The main facade.
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Buggiba
Date Added: 20th Sep 2016
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Malta (Mainland)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2015

Buggiba submitted by sem on 13th Apr 2015. When we stayed in the hotel in February I visited the temple after breakfast every day for the week we were there and never saw another person looking it.
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Wardija Ta'San Ġorġ
Date Added: 20th Sep 2016
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Malta (Mainland)
Visited: Yes on 9th Sep 2016

Wardija Ta'San Ġorġ submitted by sem on 9th Sep 2016. One of a number of sets of rock cut steps at the site.
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Clapham Junction Cart Ruts
Date Added: 20th Sep 2016
Site Type: Ancient Trackway
Country: Malta (Mainland)
Visited: Yes on 9th Sep 2016

Clapham Junction Cart Ruts submitted by sem on 9th Sep 2016. "To the east, a set runs into, and stops at, an ancient quarry" - 'Cart Ruts and their impact on the Maltese landscape' by David H Trump.
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Ggantija
Date Added: 20th Sep 2016
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Malta (Gozo)
Visited: Yes on 27th Apr 2015

Ggantija submitted by sem on 27th Apr 2015. The 'carvings' on this stone are described as graffiti, but given the dates visible when does graffiti become history?
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Olous
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Greece (Crete)
Visited: Yes on 20th Oct 2005

Olous submitted by sem on 20th Oct 2005. Looking inside the harbour towards the now submerged harbour wall. On the seabed can be seen a line of stones set into the floor. Whether these were once above sea level or were part of the harbour floor I do not know.
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Gournia
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Greece (Crete)
Visited: Yes on 9th Dec 2008

Gournia submitted by sem on 9th Dec 2008. Mooring Post
I found this placed on top of a pillar in the central courtyard. Judging by the way it has been eroded, I assume it was used to moor boats with and as there is no modern settlement nearby, I assume it is Minoan.
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Azoria
Date Added: 11th Jun 2012
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Greece (Crete)
Visited: Yes on 9th Dec 2008

Azoria submitted by sem on 9th Dec 2008. Azoria - general view.
In the background are the Orno Mountains.
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