News • 27 April 2003

Rubble piles up next to Borg in-Nadur

By a staff reporter

After the horrific attack on the Mnajdra two years ago wardens were posted to guard several of Malta’s sites, but several wardens saw nothing amiss as building stones were carried past their noses and dumped just a few metres from the 2,500BC temple of Borg in-Nadur at Birzebbugia.

If the wardens did find something strange with the activity, they failed to report it either to Heritage Malta or to the Superintendent of Cultural Heritage.

The megaliths might not look awfully impressive at present, but still attract many tourists. The history behind the temples, which are part of a Bronze Age village, could be turned to a major tourist attraction and, presented to the public in a professional way, and could add thousands of Liri to the state coffers.

The Borg in-Nadur site suffered greatly in the mid-nineties during protests carried by hunters and trappers who had opposed the change in regulations introduced to improve bird protection standards.

The temples were daubed in red paint and graffiti in favour of hunting and trapping.

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