The Giant's Tomb: Cova des Coloms in Menorca

Cova des Coloms, known as the 'Cathedral of Scarecrows', is a natural cave in Menorca with a tall, hollow entrance. Located in a steep valley, it can be accessed from the village of Es Migjorn Gran via a signposted path. The entrance is 15 meters wide, leading to a 110-meter deep cave, with a ceiling standing 24 meters above the floor. Declared a Bien de Interés Cultural, Cova des Coloms was a burial site during the Talayotic period (550–123 BC). French prehistorian Émile Cartailhac found ceramic and human bones here in the 1890s, followed by more finds in the 1914-1915 excavation led by Antonio Vives Escudero. Large mounds of soil on either side of the entrance and rubble at the entrance may be remains of prehistoric walls. Protected as a Bien de Interés Cultural since 1966, Cova des Coloms remains a fascinating archaeological site.

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