Date: 3600-3200 BCE
Period: Neolithic
Phase: Ġgantija
Location: Mġarr, Malta
Access: Public museum managed by Heritage Malta
Site details
Ta' Ħaġrat has a main temple with a simple trefoil design and an interconnected irregular shaped lobed building to the east.
Features
Megalithic entrance steps
Libation hole
Internal steps
Finds
Pottery
Bone fragments
Figurine
Small model of a temple
Orientation
Main Temple - south east
East Building - south
Interesting facts
A small model of a roofed temple was found at Ta' Ħaġrat. This looks similar to the temple facade carving found at Ħaġar Qim and is thought to prove that the temples once had roofs.
Ta' Ħaġrat is built on the site of an Early Neolithic village.