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This talayot is located on the Sa Canova estate, about 150 metres from the road that goes from Artà to Colònia de Sant Pere. Just like Ses Païsses, it clearly belongs to the Talayotic Age and is thought to date from between 1300 to 1000 BC.
In fact, this is a talayotic hamlet, with clear signs of having been a settlement with two talayots (one four sided, one circular), a round ended construction and what is thought to have probably been a sanctuary. Although this site is catalogued as being one of the most spectacular in Majorca, it is relatively little known. There is an immense area of remains that are totally in ruins that suggests intense human occupation of the site at one time. The circular talayot at Sa Canova is considered to be one of the most outstanding examples in Majorca. Popularly known as 'Sa Clova d'es Xot', its size is impressive: 16.2 metres in diameter and 5.5 metres high at its apex. There is a north-east facing entrance which does not have a lintel and has partially fallen down. In the centre of the chamber there is a strong column formed by five big blocks of stone piled one on top of another up to a height of 4.2 metres. The length and the size of the blocks with which the talayot was built are amazing; some are as much as 3.9 metres long and 1.1 metres thick. This great size means that only six layers of stones had to be used to attain the required height.
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