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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wied tax-Xlendi Tomb Alternative Name: Hermit's CaveCountry: Malta Island: Gozo Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Victoria Nearest Village: Munxar
Latitude: 36.033058N Longitude: 14.227305E
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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A Rock-cut Tomb on Gozo. 2 metres below the edge of a rocky spur, known locally as Tortoise Rock, which divides the Wied tax-Xlendi is the round opening to this tomb. It consists of a 1 metre long slightly bent corridor leading to a 1.5 metre diameter chamber. A cavity has been cut on the left side of the corridor and another on the left of the chamber.
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