One World - Protecting the most significant buildings, monuments and features of the Maltese islands (45)

The Ħal-Resqun catacomb located on the outskirts of Luqa was originally discovered in 1912-13 when groups of tombs of the "Punic Type" were found open half full of stones and dust. One of them close to the public road was cleared in August 1912. It was actually an early Christian tomb with steps leading down to a chamber adorned with a semi-circular mensa. One of the buried chambers had an arch decorated with a scene of human and animal figures carved in relief. The entrance stairway has columns carved in the live rock. It is one of the few of its type in the southern parts of Malta.

Sometime after its discovery the catacomb was covered over by a roundabout, however around 1975, following other roadworks, it was relocated and sealed. In The Times of Malta dated October 13, 1978 an assurance was given that the catacomb was "safe and sound inside a traffic island", but was covered over with soil. The exact location of this complex was rediscovered in 2006 during further road improvement works. The main opening and stairway were then properly lined and covered with a concrete slab for easier removal in case the authorities needed to access them.

Mepa scheduled the Ħal-Resqun catacomb complex and buffer zone as a Class B national monument as per Government Notice no. 628/08 in the Government Gazette dated July 21, 2008.