The talayot of Trebalúger was one of the first of its kind in Menorca. This large tower has an elliptical layout and was built atop a rocky hill. The excavation of its interior revealed a dwelling from the Middle or Late Bronze Age.
Schedule: Open access
Price: Free
Open: Yes
Access: Access is along the Me-6 road from Sant Lluís to Es Castell. At km 1.7, the residential area of Trebalúger is to the right. Continue 300 m into the development.
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Guided tours: No
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Talayotic period
The large elliptical talayot sits atop a rocky mound, which was the site of an earlier structure that was unearthed during archaeological excavation.
It is surrounded by an adjacent polygonal structure, also from the Talayotic period. The complex has been altered by the activity of a lime kiln located atop the structures on their western side.
Archaeological excavations have led to the documentation of an elongated, irregularly shaped construction whose roof was likely supported by three lines of wooden pillars that sat upon stone bases, with a slightly apsidal end that was constructed atop the rocky hill. The walls are double sided, built from smaller stones using a technique far inferior to Talayotic techniques. The entrance to this building was from the east, where two “huts”, or small open spaces, can be observed, although now concealed by a later Talayotic construction. Items documented inside include combustion structures, ceramic pieces of a variety of sizes and fragments of melting pots. Two C-14 carbon tests have revealed that this habitat was occupied from 1430 to 970 BC, a period corresponding to the Late Bronze Age, until an enormous Talayotic turriform structure was erected on the same hill, hence burying the original settlement. This turriform structure was built using cyclopean techniques and walls of considerable dimensions.