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<< Our Photo Pages >> Id-Dura tal-Mara - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Malta in Gozo

Submitted by enkidu41 on Wednesday, 20 October 2004  Page Views: 7977

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Id-Dura tal-Mara
Country: Malta Island: Gozo Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Victoria  Nearest Village: Sannat
Latitude: 36.021750N  Longitude: 14.255772E
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.
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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Id-Dura tal-Mara
Id-Dura tal-Mara submitted by enkidu41 : One of 3 dolmens on the Ta' Cenc plateau. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Burial Chamber (Dolmen) in Gozo. The largest of 3 known dolmens perched on then edge of the escarpment of the barren ta' Cenc plateau on Gozo.

Its capstone measures 2.25 metres by 1.8 metres and is .45 metres thick. It is supported by narrow slabs standing on end.
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Id-Dura tal-Mara
Id-Dura tal-Mara submitted by enkidu41 : One of 3 dolmens on the Ta' Cenc plateau. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Id-Dura tal-Mara
Id-Dura tal-Mara submitted by enkidu41 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Id-Dura tal-Mara
Id-Dura tal-Mara submitted by riotgibbon : watch out up here ... this is bird shooting country - only venture up here if you don't mind being interruped by men walking along with shotguns beware! (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Id-Dura tal-Mara
Id-Dura tal-Mara submitted by enkidu41 : One of 3 dolmens on the Ta' Cenc plateau. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 17m N 3° Ta' Cenc Gallery Grave* Chambered Tomb
 34m WNW 293° Id- Dura tax-Xaghra L-Kbira* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 186m SSE 152° L-Imramma Temple* Ancient Temple
 202m WSW 246° Ta’ Ċenċ Cart Ruts II* Ancient Trackway
 534m ESE 109° Id- Dura tal-Imramma* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 553m ESE 109° Ta’ Ċenċ Dolmen III* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 558m SSE 147° Ta' Cenc Cart Ruts* Ancient Trackway
 645m N 359° Ta' Blankas Dolmen A* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 673m N 1° Ta' Blankas Dolmen B* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 724m N 5° Ta' Blankas Cart Ruts* Ancient Trackway
 767m N 358° Ta' Blankas Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment
 1.4km ENE 66° Ta' Lambert Stones* Stone Row / Alignment
 1.5km ENE 70° Ta' Lambert Cart Ruts* Ancient Trackway
 1.9km NW 323° Tac-Cawla Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement
 1.9km NW 312° Ta' Marziena* Ancient Temple
 2.7km ENE 71° L-Imrejzbiet* Stone Circle
 2.8km NE 35° In-Nuffara Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement
 2.8km ENE 69° Borg il-Gharib* Ancient Temple
 2.8km N 8° Santa Verna* Ancient Temple
 2.9km WNW 296° Wied tax-Xlendi Tomb* Chambered Tomb
 2.9km NNE 17° Xaghra Circle* Stone Circle
 3.0km NNE 21° Ggantija Standing Stones* Standing Stones
 3.0km NNE 18° L'Ghar ta' Gejzu* Cave or Rock Shelter
 3.1km NNW 331° Gozo Museum of Archaeology* Museum
 3.1km NNE 23° Ggantija* Ancient Temple
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Re: Id-Dura tal-Mara by ModernExplorers on Saturday, 25 March 2017
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Re: Id-Dura tal-Mara by Anonymous on Saturday, 10 March 2012
This is known as Id- Dura tax-Xaghra l-Kbira Dolmen , in fact this area is known as Ix -Xaghra l-Kbira. The Id-Dura tal-Mara Dolmen is some 560 meters East South East of here.
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