Xrobb l-Għaġin Temple
Is-sit Megalitiku ta' Xrobb l-Għaġin | |
The site in 2014 | |
| Location | Marsaxlokk, Southern Region, Malta |
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| Coordinates | 35°50′37.7″N 14°34′6.7″E / 35.843806°N 14.568528°E |
| Type | Temple |
| Part of | Megalithic Temples of Malta |
| History | |
| Material | Limestone |
| Founded | c. 3300 BC |
| Periods | Ġgantija phase |
| Site notes | |
| Discovered | 10 April 1913 by Carmelo Rizzo |
| Excavation dates | 1914-1915 |
| Archaeologists | Themistocles Zammit A. V. Laferla Thomas Ashby |
| Condition | Poorly preserved ruins |
| Management | Nature Trust Malta |
| Public access | Yes (site dangerous due to coastal erosion) |
Xrobb l-Għaġin Temple (Maltese: It-Tempju ta' Xrobb l-Għaġin) is a ruined megalithic temple in Xrobb l-Għaġin, limits of Marsaxlokk, Malta. After being identified in 1913, the site was excavated between 1914 and 1915. It was believed to have been largely destroyed by coastal erosion later on in the century, but investigations carried out in 2015 revealed that the remains of the temple still survive, along with a previously unrecorded megalithic structure nearby.