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<< Our Photo Pages >> Funtana Spidu Nuraghe - Broch or Nuraghe in Italy in Sardinia (Sardegna)

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Monday, 11 December 2017  Page Views: 849

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Funtana Spidu Nuraghe
Country: Italy Region: Sardinia (Sardegna) Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Orroli
Latitude: 39.692146N  Longitude: 9.282549E
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
0No data.
4 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
0No data.
4 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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Funtana Spidu Nuraghe
Funtana Spidu Nuraghe submitted by SolarMegalith : Nuraghe Funtana Spidu - view from the West (photo taken on September 2017). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Nuraghe in Sardinia (Sardegna)

This single-towered nuraghe is located in the centre of a plateau, on a flat area with no particular defensive potential. The monument has an entrance with architrave which opens to the south. Inside partly preserved tholos chamber there are two niches.

Reference:
F. Campus, V. Leonelli. 2008. I nuraghi in "Il paesaggio nuragico sull'altopiano di Pran'e Muru". Edited by F. Lo Schiavo. Comune di Orroli (p. 52).

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Funtana Spidu Nuraghe
Funtana Spidu Nuraghe submitted by SolarMegalith : Nuraghe Funtana Spidu - view from the NE (photo taken on September 2017). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Funtana Spidu Nuraghe
Funtana Spidu Nuraghe submitted by SolarMegalith : Entrance of Nuraghe Funtana Spidu (photo taken on September 2017). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Funtana Spidu Nuraghe
Funtana Spidu Nuraghe submitted by SolarMegalith : Partly preserved tholos chamber of Nuraghe Funtana Spidu (photo taken on September 2017). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Funtana Spidu Nuraghe
Funtana Spidu Nuraghe submitted by SolarMegalith : Masonry in the wester part of Nuraghe Funtana Spidu (photo taken on September 2017). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 535m S 184° Sa Tanca Manna Nuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
 593m NNW 344° Luas Nuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
 887m S 170° Tanca 'e Maxia Nuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
 918m ENE 69° Stessei Tomba di Giganti* Chambered Tomb
 1.0km E 79° Stessei Nuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
 1.5km N 352° Perda 'e Putzu Nuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
 1.6km SW 225° Cracina Nuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
 1.7km NNE 14° Coremolla Nuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
 2.0km W 267° Taccu 'e Idda Nuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
 2.0km SSW 199° Su Luaxu Nuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
 2.1km WSW 241° Ollasta Nuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
 2.2km WSW 248° Cuccuru Nuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
 2.3km N 349° Sedda Bintirissos Protonuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
 2.3km W 260° Cubingiu Nuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
 2.4km SSW 194° Gasoru Nuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
 2.4km SE 145° Su Pranu 1 Nuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
 2.5km NW 322° S'Arriu Pranemuru Nuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
 2.7km SSE 165° Su Pranu 2 Tomba di Giganti* Chambered Tomb
 2.8km SSW 191° Santa Caterina Domus de Janas* Rock Cut Tomb
 2.8km S 175° Cracuri Nuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
 2.8km WNW 294° Su Motti Domus de Janas* Rock Cut Tomb
 2.9km WSW 257° Sa Serra Nuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
 3.0km W 279° San Nicola Nuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
 3.0km WNW 301° Corona Arrubia Nuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
 3.1km WNW 286° Perdu Foddis Nuraghe* Broch or Nuraghe
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