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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Borg in-Nadur Temple
Country: Malta Island: Mainland Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Valletta  Nearest Village: Birzebbuga
Latitude: 35.831199N  Longitude: 14.528981E
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.
 3 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.
 4 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
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emerald visited on 1st Nov 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Ticket in with Ghar Dalam cave ticket. Ten minute walk from there up a steep road and a steep path. Absolute gem but little information, hidden quiet site

SolarMegalith visited on 20th Mar 2013 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2 Ambience: 4 Access: 3.5

Borg in-Nadur Temple
Borg in-Nadur Temple submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Mainland Malta (Vote or comment on this photo)
A ruinous four-apsed temple opening from an oval forecourt, measuring 22 metres by 15 metres, with a bedrock floor. Uniquely, the whole was enclosed by a megalithic wall which has survived in better condition than the rest of the site.

Still distinguishable are two orthostats which once flanked the inner passage and bearing pitted decoration, now toppled.
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Borg in-Nadur Temple
Borg in-Nadur Temple submitted by SolarMegalith : Western part of Borg in-Nadur temple (photo taken on March 2013). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Borg in-Nadur Temple
Borg in-Nadur Temple submitted by enkidu41 : This temple in the south-eastern corner of Malta dates from around 2000 BC at the very end of the temple building phase. This is a view of the outer wall on the east. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Borg in-Nadur Temple
Borg in-Nadur Temple submitted by enkidu41 : This temple in the south-eastern corner of Malta dates from around 2000 BC at the very end of the temple building phase. A view of the outer wall taken from inside the forecourt from the south-west. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Borg in-Nadur Temple
Borg in-Nadur Temple submitted by enkidu41 : This temple in the south-eastern corner of Malta dates from around 2500 BC at the very end of the temple building phase. View from inside the forecourt. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Borg in-Nadur Temple
Borg in-Nadur Temple submitted by SolarMegalith : General view of Borg in-Nadur temple, which is one of the temples built in Tarxien phase, the final phase of Temple Period in Malta (photo taken on March 2013).

Borg in-Nadur Temple
Borg in-Nadur Temple submitted by SolarMegalith : Remains of the apses (photo taken on March 2013).

Borg in-Nadur Temple
Borg in-Nadur Temple submitted by SolarMegalith : Trilithon in Borg-in Nadur temple (photo taken on March 2013).

Borg in-Nadur Temple
Borg in-Nadur Temple submitted by SolarMegalith : Holed stone in the western part of the temple - similar openings can be seen in the other Chalcolithic temples on Malta and Gozo (photo taken on March 2013).

Borg in-Nadur Temple
Borg in-Nadur Temple submitted by SolarMegalith : Borg in-Nadur temple was built in Tarxien phase, which is the final phase of Temple Period in Malta (photo taken on March 2013).

Borg in-Nadur Temple
Borg in-Nadur Temple submitted by enkidu41 : Not of great antiquity but fascinating nonetheless, this modern carved megalith, an apparent tribute to the goddess or even, perhaps, the spirit of the stones, stands a few feet to the north of the prehistoric temple.

Borg in-Nadur Temple
Borg in-Nadur Temple submitted by enkidu41 : This temple in the south-eastern corner of Malta dates from around 2500 BC at the very end of the temple building phase. This shot is of the external wall from the south.

Borg in-Nadur Temple
Borg in-Nadur Temple submitted by enkidu41 : This temple in the south-eastern corner of Malta dates from around 2500 BC at the very end of the temple building phase. This shot is of the western wall.

Borg in-Nadur Temple
Borg in-Nadur Temple submitted by Jonik : Site in Mainland Malta. Large upright megalith near the entrance to the site. Tickets are only available at the nearby Ghar Dalam cave (both attractions are covered in the price) and then have to be presented at a small booth near the entrance to the megaliths.

Borg in-Nadur Temple
Borg in-Nadur Temple submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Mainland Malta

Borg in-Nadur Temple
Borg in-Nadur Temple submitted by KaiHofmann

Borg in-Nadur Temple
Borg in-Nadur Temple submitted by enkidu41 : This temple in the south-eastern corner of Malta dates from around 2500 BC at the very end of the temple building phase. This shot is of one of the four temple apses.

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Site, artifacts and landscape: Prehistoric Borġ in-Nadur by Andy B on Wednesday, 22 July 2015
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Site, artifacts and landscape: Prehistoric Borġ in-Nadur, Malta by Davide Tanasi and Nicholas C. Vella.

The Bronze Age of the Maltese archipelago has long been overlooked by archaeologists whose attention has mostly been focused on the Late Neolithic temples. This book attempts to understand the islands’ Bronze Age society in the course of the second millennium BC by exploring the history of Borg in-Nadur in south-east Malta.

The site of a megalithic temple and re-used in later periods when a fortified settlement was built on the plateau, Borg in-Nadur was visited by travellers and antiquarians in the course of the Early Modern period, and was investigated by archaeologists in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

This collection of essays discusses the early attempts to understand the site, and presents a comprehensive catalogue of the finds that have never been properly published. It also considers the site in its local landscape setting and in its regional south-central Mediterranean context, and explores issues related to past and present public outreach and site management.

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