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<< Our Photo Pages >> Santa Verna - Ancient Temple in Malta in Gozo

Submitted by enkidu41 on Thursday, 25 November 2004  Page Views: 9061

Multi-periodSite Name: Santa Verna
Country: Malta Island: Gozo Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Victoria  Nearest Village: Xaghra
Latitude: 36.047000N  Longitude: 14.260000E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
no data

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Santa Verna
Santa Verna submitted by enkidu41 : This desolate site is of a temple which probably rivalled in importance those of the major temples, Gigantija, Tarxien and Hagar Qim. All that remains are a group of 3 uprights, the tallest being over 7' high, and 3 horizontal blocks lining their eastern side. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This ruinous monument is of a temple on Gozo which probably rivalled in importance those of the major temples, Ggantija, Tarxien and Hagar Qim.

The site was first excavated in 1911 when all that was found were the surviving group of 3 uprights, the tallest being over 7' high, 3 horizontal blocks lining the eastern side of the uprights, and a beaten earth floor from which it was possible to make out a typical trefoil or 3-apse temple design.

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Santa Verna
Santa Verna submitted by enkidu41 : This desolate site is of a temple which probably rivalled in importance those of the major temples, Gigantija, Tarxien and Hagar Qim. All that remains are a group of 3 uprights, the tallest being over 7' high, and 3 horizontal blocks lining their eastern side. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Santa Verna
Santa Verna submitted by riotgibbon : with Mrs G with basilica growing out of her head ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Santa Verna
Santa Verna submitted by enkidu41 : This desolate site is of a temple which probably rivalled in importance those of the major temples, Gigantija, Tarxien and Hagar Qim. All that remains are a group of 3 uprights, the tallest being over 7' high, and 3 horizontal blocks (seen in the picture in front of the uprights) lining their eastern side. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Santa Verna
Santa Verna submitted by riotgibbon : (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 673m E 93° Ggantija Standing Stones* Standing Stones
 803m N 353° Il-Gebla ta' Sasuna* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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 2.1km SSW 191° Ta' Blankas Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment
 2.1km S 189° Ta' Blankas Cart Ruts* Ancient Trackway
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 2.7km N 359° Ghajn Damma Stones* Standing Stones
 2.8km WSW 258° Il-Hagra tad-Dawwara* Standing Stone (Menhir)
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 2.8km S 188° Id- Dura tax-Xaghra L-Kbira* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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