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Multi-periodSite Name: Xemxija TombsCountry: Malta Island: Mainland Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Nearest Town: Valletta Nearest Village: Xemxija
Latitude: 35.950054N Longitude: 14.381789E
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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SolarMegalith visited on 22nd Mar 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
attlebax visited on 26th Dec 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Access: 4 The tombs start about 20 metres from the road. Look for a couple of large piles of stones which mark where they are. Like many sites in Malta they are not signposted and you virtually have to be on top of them before you see them. There are houses on the other side of the road. Start half-way down the road and just walk into the rough land opposite the houses.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Access: 4
Tombs 1 and 2 were cut separately each with 3 rough lobes but they were so close together that the wall separating them has broken through linking the tombs underground. Tombs 3 and 4 are separate with simple kidney-shaped chambers. Tomb 5 is the largest this being achieved by chipping out 5 lobes, a technique which avoids leaving too large an unsupported span. This is highly suggestive of temple plans and it is thought there may be a formative connection. Tomb 6 is double chambered with one chamber having a collapsed roof.
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