The Torre del Ram site, located in the Cala en Blanes residential area, is one of the best examples of an elongated hypogeum present on the island of Menorca. This is a funerary monument from the Bronze Age of which little is known. A highlight from the interior are the engravings that depict, in a schematic fashion, three ships and a number of other unidentifiable figures.
Schedule: Access open year-round
Price: Free
Open: Yes
Access: Within the Cala en Blanes residential area, on an undeveloped plot used as a public garden and park. Located at the intersection of Carrer Tramontana street and Carrer de Gregal road.
There is signposting present.
Car Park: No car park. Parking is along the road.
Guided tours: Visitor information panels are posted.
Contact:
Services: No
Access for individuals with reduced mobility: Si
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More information: Hypogea were collective burial sites where individuals were interred with a type of garment held closed with a triangular bone button and accompanied by a variety of grave goods. They are characterised as being underground, having an elongated layout and a virtually rectangular shape and being accessed through an entrance in the form of a so-called chimney that leads to a tiered corridor.
The Torre del Ram hypogeum was likely in use between 1700 and 1400 BC. The interior includes engravings that depict, in a schematic fashion, three ships and a number of other unidentifiable figures. Some authors deem these engravings to be highly significant, as they may depict ships from the Bronze Age. Also still present is a bench that runs along the entire perimeter of the chamber. The hypogeum conserves part of the stone gallery that covered, in the form of a tumulus, part of the tomb’s corridor and entrance, made up of cyclopean stone blocks.