Talatí de Dalt.

An impromptu visit to this ancient settlement this morning. There was no-one there and the peaceful atmosphere and chirping birds was healing. The tree in the main picture is completely hollowed out yet still producing leaves at the tips of the gnarled branches. In the extras are views of the interiors of some of the tiny stone houses and the Taula with its leaning pillar. I have visited here many times and simply love it.


Talatí de Dalt is one of the island's most significant prehistoric settlements. It consists of various monuments: an elliptical-shaped conical talaiot, a taula enclosure, an area with dwellings and some caves.


The taula enclosure at Talatí de Dalt is one of the largest and most beautiful in Menorca. It has an unusual aspect, as the pillar and its capital are leaning against the side edge of the centre T, probably because they fell over accidentally. In the 1960s, an archaeological dig documented the characteristic objects used in the rituals held at these sites in the post-Talayotic period (650-123 B.C.), including evidence of fire, the remains of the bones of lambs and kid goats, plus amphorae for wine.

Another distinctive feature of the settlement is the collection of houses belonging to the same period which still retain, their stone roof slabs pointing towards the centre and supported by pillars. The dwellings date from the 2nd century B.C.