Talayot village of Trepucó

Some two kilometres away from Maó towards Sant Lluís is the talayot village of Trepucó. The village, that was excavated by the English archaeologist, Margaret Murray, in 1931, preserves an enormous central talayot and another smaller one joined to the wall, stone buildings that were to control and defence towers of the are. The religious centre, called 'taula', presided by the largest taula on Menorca, and several houses are also well preserved.

The enormous taula de Trepucó was reconstructed at the beginning of the 70s of the XX century, adding a controversial reinforcement at the rear to avoid any fall.

The visit to the talayot village of Trepucó.

Related articles:

- The talayot village of Talatí de Dalt (4/8/2002)

- The Torre d'en Galmés Talayotic Settlement (7/4/2002)

More information about archaeology on Menorca:

- La Arqueología de Menorca, web page dedicated to archaeology on Menorca by Ferran Lagarda i Mata.

- Talayots.com, portal of archaeology of the Balearics.

- Arqueo-Balear, archaeological guide of prehistory of the Balearics, by Felipe Sánchez-Cuenca.

- Les Taules de Menorca, personal page dedicated to megalithic "taulas" on Menorca.

- Museu de Menorca on Maó, web by the Conselleria d'Educació i Cultura del Govern de les Illes Balears.

- Museu Municipal de Ciutadella situated in the Bastió de Sa Font.

Photos © BalearWeb

Date of publication: 28/08/2002

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