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<< Our Photo Pages >> Mochlos (Island) - Ancient Village or Settlement in Greece in Crete

Submitted by Klingon on Sunday, 04 September 2022  Page Views: 541

Multi-periodSite Name: Mochlos (Island)
Country: Greece Region: Crete Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Sitia  Nearest Village: Mochlos
Latitude: 35.186500N  Longitude: 25.906500E
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.
5 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.
2 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
5

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Klingon visited on 9th Aug 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 2

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by sem : The Minoan cemeteries. Plus a modern church. Finds here date from as far back a 2500BC. There are a couple of tavernas here that have lovely views, if you don't know what you're looking at. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Crete
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Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by Klingon : Sometimes I wonder what purpose these tiny openings in the wall had. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by Klingon : a lane (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by durhamnature : Photo of house via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by Klingon : Some nice tools. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by Klingon : A passage between houses.

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by Klingon : a platform

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by Klingon : A tunnel underneath the floor.

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by Klingon : millstones

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by Klingon : A lot of walls.

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by durhamnature : Pottery from Mochlos, via archive.org

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by durhamnature : Photo of house via archive.org

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by durhamnature : Plan of house, via archive.org

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by durhamnature : Beautiful find from Mochlos, old photo from "Explorations in the Island of Mochlos" via archive.org

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by durhamnature : Mochlos tomb, old photo from "Explorations in the Island of Mochlos" via archive.org

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by durhamnature : Mochlos tombs, old photo from "Explorations in the Island of Mochlos" via archive.org

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by durhamnature : Plan of cliff-edge tombs from "Explorations in the Island of Mochlos" via archive.org

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by durhamnature : Guardian greyhound, from "Explorations in the Island of Mochlos" via archive.org

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by durhamnature : Finds from Mochlos, old photo from "Explorations in the Island of Mochlos" via archive.org

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by durhamnature : Plan of eroded chamber tombs from "Explorations in the Island of Mochlos" via archive.org

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by durhamnature : Tombs, old photo from "Explorations in the Island of Mochlos" via archive.org

Mochlos (Island)
Mochlos (Island) submitted by durhamnature : Mochlos, old photo from "Explorations in the Island of Mochlos" via archive.org

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 375m SW 229° Mochlos (Mainland)* Ancient Village or Settlement
 8.5km SSW 205° Azoria* Ancient Village or Settlement
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