Nuraghe Fenu
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Location | Pabillonis, Sardinia, Italy |
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Region | Sardinia |
Coordinates | 39°36′21″N 8°44′42″E / 39.605805°N 8.744962°E |
Type | Nuraghe |
History | |
Founded | 1300 BC |
Cultures | Nuragic civilization |
Site notes | |
Public access | free entry |
Nuraghe Fenu is a nuraghe located in the municipality of Pabillonis in Sardinia. It was constructed in the mid-Bronze Age (1300–1150 BC) and it covers an area of 2000 m2. Vittorio Angius, a 19th-century historian, described it as one of the biggest nuraghi of Sardinia, akin to nuraghe Saurecci and nuraghe S'Orku.[1]
Description
Nuraghe Fenu is composed of basaltic rocks and it has a multi-lobed structure with only three towers remaining and a height of 1.70 metres (5 ft 7 in). In the north, the fortified tower has a wall that is 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) tall. It is near the train station of Pabillonis in the countryside. In the 19th century, it was used to build a railway bridge and houses near Pabillonis.
Excavations
Excavations started in 1996,.
Gallery
Notes
- ^ Città e villaggi della Sardegna dell'Ottocento. Pabillonis-Zuri,2006
- ^ "Provincia Medio Campidano| Nuraghi of Pabillonis". Provincia.mediocampidano.it. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
Bibliography
- Vittorio Angius, Città e villaggi della Sardegna dell'Ottocento.Pabillonis-Zuri,Ilisso Editori, 2006.