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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Il-Hagra L-Wieqfa Alternative Name: Il-Gebla tal-Giganta
Country: Malta Island: Gozo Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Victoria  Nearest Village: Qala
Latitude: 36.037900N  Longitude: 14.308800E
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 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.
 5 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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Il-Hagra L-Wieqfa
Il-Hagra L-Wieqfa submitted by enkidu41 : "The Standing Monolith" is 10'9" high pyramidal stone with a 7' base. The thickness varies from 2'6" to 3'3". It is thought that this may not be a true menhir but the sole remaining stone of a temple complex similar to but smaller than Ggantija. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Qala, Gozo. This isolated standing stone is in Qala, the easternmost village on Gozo. It is roughly shaped and pyramidal being c. 1.7 metres at its base and tapering upwards to a flattened top at a height of 3.9 metres.

No other stones have been found nearby suggesting this is a true menhir but Temple period pottery sherds and a greenstone axe-shaped pendant found near the stone suggest it may be the sole surving stone of a temple.

Co-ordinates taken from a map.
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Il-Hagra L-Wieqfa
Il-Hagra L-Wieqfa submitted by enkidu41 : "The Standing Monolith" is 10'9" high pyramidal stone with a 7' base. The thickness varies from 2'6" to 3'3". It is thought that this may not be a true menhir but the sole remaining stone of a temple complex similar to but smaller than Ggantija. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Il-Hagra L-Wieqfa
Il-Hagra L-Wieqfa submitted by durhamnature : Old drawing, from "Journal of British Archaeology" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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