Skorba Temples, Manikata

Name: Skorba Temples
Address: Triq Skorba, Manikata, Malta

#3 among attractions in Manikata

Unesco, Top attraction, Historical place, Temple

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The Skorba temples are megalithic remains on the northern edge of Żebbiegħ, in Malta, which have provided detailed and informative insight into the earliest periods of Malta's neolithic culture. The site was only excavated in the early 1960s, rather late in comparison to other megalithic sites, some of which had been studied since the early 19th century. The site's importance has led to its listing as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a listing it shares with six other megalithic temples in Malta. ()

Alternative names: Built: 4850 B.C.E.Unesco: from 1980Coordinates: 35°55'15"N, 14°22'40"E

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Triq SkorbaManikata Malta

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Skorba Temples – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ta' Ħaġrat Temples, Mgarr Church, Għajn Tuffieħa Roman Baths, Fort Binġemma.

0.5 miW
Archeological site with megalithic ruins
Ta' Ħaġrat Temples, Manikata
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0.7 miW
Church, Neoclassical architecture
Mgarr Church, Xemxija
17 min walk • The Parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven is a Roman Catholic parish church in Mġarr, Malta, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It was constructed between 1912 and 1946 on the site of an earlier church which had existed since around 1400.
1.2 miW
Museum
Għajn Tuffieħa Roman Baths, Manikata
31 min walk • The Għajn Tuffieħa Roman Baths were discovered in 1929 during government works to cap a fresh water spring in the area. This spring, or a similar one, might explain why the baths, which needed a constant flow of large amounts of water, were built in Għajn Tuffieħa.
1.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Fort Binġemma, Manikata
36 min walk • Fort Binġemma is a polygonal fort in the limits of Rabat, Malta. It was built between 1875 and 1878 by the British as part of the Victoria Lines. The fort has been illegally occupied by the Buttigieg family since 2009, who occasionally use it as a restaurant. It is set on a hill of around 590 feet above sea level.
1 miW
Palace
Zammitello Palace, Manikata
26 min walk • The Zamittello Palace, also known as Castello Zamittello or Zamittello Tower, is a 19th-century Victorian countryside folly on the outskirts of Mġarr, Malta, on the road leading to Ġnejna.
1.4 miNE
Museum, History museum, Gothic Revival architecture
Castello Dei Baroni, St. Paul's Bay
37 min walk • Castello Dei Baroni is a 20th-century residence in Wardija, Malta. In the 18th-century, during the magistracy of Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc, a rural building was constructed on site.
1 miE
Neighbourhood
Mselliet, Buġibba
26 min walk • Mselliet is an area in northern Malta, lying within the limits of Mġarr and St. Paul's Bay. It is primarily made up of agricultural land, and it includes the Mselliet Valley.