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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Barrancu Mannu Tomba di Giganti Alternative Name: Tomba di Giganti di Barrancu Mannu
Country: Italy Region: Sardinia (Sardegna) Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Village: Terresoli
Latitude: 39.099835N Longitude: 8.768944E
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3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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-1	Completely destroyed

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5 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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SolarMegalith visited on 20th May 2012 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3

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**Barrancu Mannu Tomba di Giganti** submitted by SolarMegalith : Central part of the exedra (photo taken on May 2012). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chambered Tomb in Sardinia (Sardegna). Tomba di Giganti Barrancu Mannu (known also as Sa Tuerreda) is located in a rocky landscape NE of Terresoli. The dimensions of this Nuragic megalithic tomb are 17.90 x 10.38 m, the exedra survived in good condition - it is 4.67 m high.

The entrance (0.54 x 0.55 m) does not have stele and the exedra consists of cyclopean masonry which classifies Barrancu Mannu as the Middle Bronze Age fully Nuragic chambered tombs. The burial chamber is covered with series of large capstones.
About 30 m east of the tomb there is a rock shelter. The surrounding landscape is full of surrealistic rock outcrops - it is possible that location of the tomb had some sort of ritual significance.

To reach the megalithic tomb follow the signposts from Santadi. From the parking place NE of Barrancu Mannu you have to walk 800 m to the tomb, but through a beautiful landscape.

Reference:
Bittichesu, C. 1998. La Tomba di Giganti di Barrancu Mannu in "Papers from the EAA Third Annual Meeting at Ravenna 1997 Volume Ill: Sardinia", edited by Moravetti A. Oxford: BAR.
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