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Talayotic Settlement
Talayotic Settlement sites reveal how different traditions shape sacred space through architecture, landscape, ritual, and memory.
21 talayotic settlement sacred sites. Use the country and tradition filters to narrow in.
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Talayotic Settlement sacred sites span countries, traditions, pilgrimage routes, and sacred landscapes represented in the Pilgrim Map atlas.
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Binissafullet
Sant Lluís, Sant Lluís, Menorca, Spain
Binissafullet is a Talayotic settlement near Sant Lluís, Menorca, occupied from around the 10th century BC into the Roman era....
Cap de Barbaria I
Sant Francesc Xavier, Formentera, Sant Francesc Xavier, Formentera, Spain
A circular Bronze Age structure on Formentera's exposed southern headland, roughly 13 meters across, that excavation could not confirm as a dwelling....
Cap de Barbaria III
Sant Francesc Xavier, Formentera, Sant Francesc Xavier, Formentera, Spain
Cap de Barbaria III is a heavily eroded Bronze Age structure on the Cap de Barbaria headland in Formentera, one of three excavated prehistoric settlements clustered near...
Capocorb Vell
Llucmajor, Llucmajor, Mallorca, Spain
Capocorb Vell is a Talayotic settlement on Mallorca's south coast where five dry-stone towers and roughly two dozen dwellings survive well enough to walk through the...
Claper des Gegant
Capdepera, Capdepera, Mallorca, Spain
Claper des Gegant, also called the Talaiot de s'Heretat, is a Talayotic-culture settlement above Canyamel in Capdepera, Mallorca — a fortified Bronze Age village whose...
Closos de Can Gaià
Felanitx, Felanitx, Mallorca, Spain
Closos de Can Gaià is a Bronze Age settlement near Portocolom, Mallorca, built from at least nine boat-shaped ('naveta') dwellings in cyclopean stone, occupied from...
Cornia Nou
Maó, Maó, Menorca, Spain
Cornia Nou is a Talayotic settlement on the outskirts of Maó, Menorca, centered on two cyclopean stone towers....
Puig de sa Morisca
Calvià, Calvià, Mallorca, Spain
Puig de sa Morisca is a hilltop archaeological park in Calvià, Mallorca, preserving a Talayotic settlement founded around 1300 BCE and later reoccupied by Roman and...
S'Hospitalet Vell
Manacor, Manacor, Mallorca, Spain
A Bronze Age to Iron Age village on Mallorca's east coast, where boat-shaped naveta houses stand alongside the island's only talayot tower still capped with its original...
S'Illot Talayotic Settlement
Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, Mallorca, Spain
S'Illot preserves one of eastern Mallorca's most complete Talayotic villages: a central tower, roughly three dozen houses, and a defensive wall of huge unworked stones,...
Sa Cudia Cremada
Maó, Maó, Menorca, Spain
Sa Cudia Cremada is a Bronze and Iron Age Talayotic settlement on the outskirts of Maó, Menorca, built around two massive stone talayots and a taula enclosure that served...
Ses Païsses
Artà, Artà, Mallorca, Spain
Ses Païsses is a Talayotic Bronze and Iron Age settlement on the edge of Artà, northeastern Mallorca, centered on a massive stone tower and enclosed by a cyclopean wall...
So na Caçana
Alaior, Alaior, Menorca, Spain
So na Caçana is a Talayotic sanctuary complex near Alaior, Menorca, built around three taula enclosures rather than the single taula typical of most sites....
Son Catlar
Ciutadella de Menorca, Ciutadella de Menorca, Menorca, Spain
Son Catlar is the largest Talayotic settlement on Menorca, ringed by a nearly unbroken cyclopean wall almost a kilometer long....
Son Fornés
Montuïri, Montuïri, Mallorca, Spain
Son Fornés is a Talayotic-to-Roman-era settlement outside Montuïri, Mallorca, excavated since 1975 and home to the largest conserved talayot on the island....
Talatí de Dalt
Maó, Maó, Menorca, Spain
A Talayotic settlement on Menorca where a T-shaped taula sanctuary, a truncated conical talayot, and rock-cut hypogea survive together inside one walled enclosure....
Torralba d'en Salort
Alaior, Alaior, Menorca, Spain
Torralba d'en Salort is a Talayotic settlement near Alaior, Menorca, built around a T-shaped stone taula that heritage authorities describe as the island's best-preserved...
Torre d'en Galmés
Alaior, Alaior, Menorca, Spain
On a hilltop between Alaior and Son Bou, Torre d'en Galmés spreads across the largest Talayotic settlement known in the Balearic Islands....
Torrellafuda
Ciutadella de Menorca, Ciutadella de Menorca, Menorca, Spain
Torrellafuda is a Talayotic settlement roughly nine kilometres from Ciutadella de Menorca, set inside a wild-olive and holm-oak grove that keeps the ruins shaded even at...
Torretrencada
Ciutadella de Menorca, Ciutadella de Menorca, Menorca, Spain
Torretrencada is a Talayotic settlement six kilometres from Ciutadella de Menorca, built around one of the island's most striking taula sanctuaries — a T-shaped megalith...
Trepucó
Maó, Maó, Menorca, Spain
Trepucó is one of the largest Talayotic settlements in Menorca, centered on a monumental taula sanctuary and a talayot tower more than 26 metres wide....
Key questions
Talayotic Settlement sacred-site questions
- What talayotic settlement sacred sites are included?
- Talayotic Settlement sacred sites are places where this site type carries religious, ritual, cultural, or pilgrimage significance. This guide lists 21 in the current Pilgrim Map atlas.
- Where are these talayotic settlement sites located?
- Major country clusters include Spain.
- Which traditions are represented?
- Traditions represented here include Talayotic Culture.
- Can I view talayotic settlement sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Compare the country and tradition clusters, switch to map view for geography, then use site pages for practical context and related places.