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Submitted by enkidu41 on Saturday, 05 February 2005 Page Views: 10615

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Il-Bidni
Country: Malta Island: Mainland Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Marsaskala
Latitude: 35.867730N Longitude: 14.554750E
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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

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3 Access:

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
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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
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**Il-Bidni** submitted by enkidu41 : Visible are the drilled hole and crack in the capstone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Burial Chamber (Dolmen) in Mainland. This dolmen is one of several probable dolmens (some destroyed) west of Marsaskala. It lies on private land in fields south of the calvary and the chapel Tad-Dawl at Bidni. The capstone is about 8' x 6' and about 1' thick and has been pierced by a 5" diameter hole which has caused it to split although it has not fallen. It is supported on 3 sides by stone blocks.

This site noted at a map. We asked the people living next to this place and they showed us the way. Unfortunately the site is surrounded with a very tall wall, so that access is impossible. (Klingon)
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