▁top . ▁Of ▁the ▁twelve ▁u pr ight ▁stones ▁sketch ed ▁by ▁British ▁expl orer ▁George ▁An son ▁during ▁his ▁ 1 7 4 2 ▁visit ▁to ▁T in ian , ▁only ▁one ▁remains ▁standing . ▁ ▁The ▁As ▁N ieves ▁R ota ▁Lat te ▁Stone ▁Qu ar ry ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Marian as ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁these ▁meg al ith ▁structures . ▁ ▁Leg end ▁of ▁Chief ▁T aga ▁and ▁his ▁house ▁ ▁Alexander ▁Spo e hr ▁In ▁his ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁published ▁work ▁Marian as ▁Pre history : ▁Survey ▁and ▁Ex c av ations ▁on ▁Sa ip in , ▁T in ian ▁and ▁R ota , ▁anth rop ologist ▁Alexander ▁Spo e hr ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁T aga ▁had ▁most ▁likely ▁been ▁the ▁central ▁lat te ▁structure ▁among ▁eigh teen ▁such ▁structures ▁on ▁T in ian . ▁According ▁to ▁legend ▁collected ▁by ▁Spo e hr , ▁a ▁ ▁tall ▁Gu am ▁chief ▁named ▁T aga ▁married ▁a ▁R ota ▁woman . ▁The ▁chief ▁began ▁the ▁R ota ▁Lat te ▁Stone ▁Qu ar ry ▁to ▁car ve ▁stone ▁for ▁their ▁home . ▁Mid way ▁through , ▁he ▁changed ▁his ▁mind ▁and ▁instead ▁built ▁the ▁house ▁on ▁T in ian . ▁ ▁Vari ation ▁One ▁variation ▁on ▁that ▁story ▁also ▁puts ▁T aga ' s ▁orig ins ▁at ▁Gu am . ▁As ▁a ▁child , ▁he ▁began ▁demonstr ating ▁such ▁super - human ▁strength ▁that ▁his ▁own ▁father ▁was ▁je alous ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁kill