<< Our Photo Pages >> Sa Ferradura - Ancient Village or Settlement in Spain in Balearic Isles (Mallorca / Majorca)
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Multi-periodSite Name: Sa Ferradura Alternative Name: Sa Carrotja des Mitjà de MarCountry: Spain
NOTE: This site is 0.318 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Balearic Isles (Mallorca / Majorca) Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Manacor Nearest Village: Porto Cristo
Latitude: 39.544620N Longitude: 3.350750E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The settlement is located on a virgin coastal landscape with low bushes, worthy to walk on. The site itself is located on a peninsula, linked to the main island by a narrow path molded by wind and waves. The structures are very badly damaged by erosion and there are a very few remains over the peninsula of Sa Ferradura (The horseshoe in catalan). There is a single pseudo-squared building with an open courtyard with a fireplace (recently restored). North of this building there are the remains of a wall that once closed the only path that allows the access.
This site was excavated by the same team that also excavated at the site of 'Cap de Cala Morell' (Ciutadella, Menorca), with the aim of to link the late bronze age periods of both islands. This site was inhabited arround late bronze age navetiform period (ca. 1100-900 a.C), a period in which the bronze age typical settlements beggin to be abandoned and the fist talayots are build. The site of Sa Ferradura seems to have been used as a defensive point that separated a small community from others on the main island, maybe attesting conflicts between that communities. The occupation of the site was sporadic and only could host a very small group of people.
Sa Ferradura has a public entrance with no fee and is open all year round. In order to access the site, we have to park our car at the street 'carrer del Llaüt', in the urbanization of Porto Cristo, just in front of the sea. From this street, we have to take a dirt path that leads directly to the site, after 350 metres of the walk.
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