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<< Our Photo Pages >> Casteddu de Fanaris Complesso Nuragico - Broch or Nuraghe in Italy in Sardinia (Sardegna)

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Sunday, 28 October 2012  Page Views: 3089

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Casteddu de Fanaris Complesso Nuragico Alternative Name: Nuraghe Su Casteddu de Fanari
Country: Italy
NOTE: This site is 4.176 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Sardinia (Sardegna) Type: Broch or Nuraghe
 Nearest Village: Vallermosa
Latitude: 39.345343N  Longitude: 8.839982E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
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5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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SolarMegalith visited on 6th Sep 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Sunset on Nuraghe Casteddu de Fanaris was an unforgettable experience.

Casteddu de Fanaris Complesso Nuragico
Casteddu de Fanaris Complesso Nuragico submitted by SolarMegalith : Tholos chamber of the tower in the main bastion (photo taken on September 2012). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Nuragic complex in Sardinia (Sardegna). The Nuragic complex of Casteddu de Fanaris is one of 14 largest nuraghi in the SW part of Sardinia. It is located on the top of a hill and consists of an antemural and main bastion with tholos towers.

The main tower was built probably around 1300 BC. In Late Bronze Age the complex was extended by addition of lateral towers and antemural with further 5 towers. In central part of the complex there was probably a courtyard. It is believed that Casteddu de Fanaris was a center of power in the Late Bronze Age/Iron Age and could be a refugee for the inhabitants of the nearby smaller nuraghi and settlements. The archaeological evidence informs us, that the complex was occupied at least till the 6th century BC.

Nuraghe Casteddu de Fanaris can be reached from the nearby farmstead (the slope is very steep).

Reference:
Webster, G. 1996. "A Prehistory of Sardinia 2300-500 BC". Sheffield: Sheffield University Press (p. 131-133, 154, 158).

Reconstruction of Nuraghe Casteddu de Fanaris on Archeologia di Decimoputzu.
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Casteddu de Fanaris Complesso Nuragico
Casteddu de Fanaris Complesso Nuragico submitted by SolarMegalith : SE tower of the antemural (photo taken on September 2012). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Casteddu de Fanaris Complesso Nuragico
Casteddu de Fanaris Complesso Nuragico submitted by SolarMegalith : Eastern part of the antemural and NE tower (photo taken on September 2012). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Casteddu de Fanaris Complesso Nuragico
Casteddu de Fanaris Complesso Nuragico submitted by SolarMegalith : View into the staircase of the northern tower of the bastion. Possibly it i the main and oldest tower of the complex (photo taken on September 2012). (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Casteddu de Fanaris Complesso Nuragico
Casteddu de Fanaris Complesso Nuragico submitted by SolarMegalith : Stunning location of Nuraghe Casteddu de Fanaris seen in the morning of the following day (photo taken on September 2012). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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