Torralba d'en Salord — Taula and Talayot Double Enclosure Menorca

Why it mattersKey Talayotic Menorca Talayot-taula-hypostyle triple (Mediterranean Bronze to early Iron village) megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 1000 BCE talayot cone 10 m; taula 800 BCE; hypostyle 600 BCE

Period

Talayotic (1000–500 BCE taula; 900 BCE talayot cone 10 m high 18 m diameter 12th–6th)

Culture

Talayotic Menorca Talayot-taula-hypostyle triple (Mediterranean Bronze to early Iron village)

Purpose

2-taula + 2 talayots + hypostyle sala 14 columns (15 m × 10 m) — Menorca's triple taula village with 14 taula hypostyle ceiling slabs 5 t

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1892

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 1200 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Torralba d'en Salord — Taula and Talayot Double Enclosure Menorca

2. 1990 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Torralba d'en Salord — Taula and Talayot Double Enclosure Menorca

• Torralba d'en Salord — Taula and Talayot Double Enclosure Menorca — Principal Standing Stone

  standing stone

  standing stone at Torralba d'en Salord — Taula and Talayot Double Enclosure Menorca — subsidiary complex

  39.9125° N · 4.1593° E

• Torralba d'en Salord — Taula and Talayot Double Enclosure Menorca — Northern Chamber

  chamber

  chamber at Torralba d'en Salord — Taula and Talayot Double Enclosure Menorca — subsidiary complex

  39.9092° N · 4.1630° E

• Torralba d'en Salord — Taula and Talayot Double Enclosure Menorca — Southern Cairn

  cairn

  cairn at Torralba d'en Salord — Taula and Talayot Double Enclosure Menorca — subsidiary complex

  39.9094° N · 4.1614° E