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Menorca: the Talayotic settlement of Torrellafuda. This is the taula enclosure and here is what the info billboard says (in the English section):

"The taula itself and its enclosure are of a religious nature, built and utilised during the Late Talayotic period (500 BC–1st century BC). The taula is a large T-shaped stone pilaster, located at the centre of a horseshoe shaped enclosure. At Torrellafuda, we can discern the enclosure beneath the forest, further concealed by an abundance of loose rocks that were extracted from nearby crop fields and amassed by farmers over the years. The central T-shaped structure is also visible, although broken and fallen at the centre of the enclosure. Also found around these enclosures are a number of pilasters with capitals, that may resemble smaller taulas, of which one is still visible here. They were likely open-air sanctuaries with a hearth near the centre for use in ritualistic purposes.
These constructions are found at the centre of Late Talayotic settlements, when Menorcans were subjected to substantial influence from the colonial cultures of the Mediterranean. The Talayotics would slowly evolve, becoming a highly hierarchal society both socially and religiously.
We have a partial understanding of the rituals that took place at the taula enclosures thanks to several archaeological excavations, like that of Torrellafuda in the 1960s, which provided noteworthy data and materials. Taula enclosures often reveal the remains of young sheep and goats sacrificed and cooked over the hearth, as well as amphorae and other receptacles used for the storage and consumption of wine. It is believed that they were sanctuaries where indigenous peoples held ritual feasts dedicated to one or more of their deities, symbolised perhaps by the very taula."

More ritualistic on black: press Z (or click the picture :)

[A tiny photographer in the top left photo gives an idea of scale, more or less!]