Cova II de sa Mola d’en Bordoy is one of the most remarkable prehistoric burial sites in Felanitx. It is a hypogeum: an artificial cave carved directly into the marès sandstone and used as a burial place during the Early Bronze Age, roughly between 2000 and 1600 BCE.
The entrance alone tells us that this was no ordinary space. You first enter a small antechamber, or rectangular shaft, and from there reach the main chamber through an opening just 60 cm high and down two steps cut into the rock.
Inside you will find an elongated chamber about 9 metres long, up to 2.80 metres wide and no more than 1.45 metres high. The little natural light, the confined space and the architecture of the cave itself create a very special atmosphere and help you imagine what entering this place during funerary rituals must have been like.
Look out for the stone benches running along the sides of the chamber. They are divided into different sections and were probably used to lay out the bodies or remains of the dead. At the back of the cave there are also two small oval niches, reached through very narrow openings. On the left-hand side you can make out a third niche that was probably never finished.
The whole space was dug out and laid out with clear intent. It was not simply a place to leave the dead: it was a shared space used over generations, which brings us closer to how these communities understood death, memory and belonging to the group.
Cova II was not isolated either. It is part of a wider group of artificial and natural caves scattered across sa Mola, which suggests that this spot had special significance for Bronze Age communities.
Its history is also extraordinary. Discovered in the early 20th century while the marès quarries were being worked, and studied by Miquel Bordoy and other researchers, by around 1975 it had been completely filled in and become inaccessible. In 2026, after more than fifty years hidden from view, the cave was recovered and prepared so that it could be visited.
Cova II de sa Mola d’en Bordoy is on the hill of sa Mola (puig de sa Mola), at the entrance to Felanitx when arriving from Campos on the Ma-5120 road. The entrance to the plot is outside the Guillem Timoner municipal sports centre, behind the athletics track and the calisthenics park. From there, the path to the cave is signposted and the walk takes about 5 minutes.
Important: visits always require advance registration. Both the gate to the property and the cave itself are locked and open with a code provided after registration. Visits are not yet available.
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