The area includes two complex nuraghi with a village, located at a distance of about 50 metres from each other, and a giants’ tomb. Nearby is a Romanesque-style church.
Of the two nuraghi, the westernmost is probably the oldest; it must have been quite large, judging by the extent of the rubble. In the collapse that covers the main tower, a ‘tholos’ chamber of considerable height can be identified: on the outline of the room, one can still distinguish the upper part of the entrance hall with an angular section typical of archaic-type nuraghi.
The ‘tholos’ chamber of the western tower of the bastion is also intact. The nuraghe located to the east is also complex, but has a simpler layout, with a keep to which a lateral secondary tower was added, today completely underground.
This building, in better condition than the previous one, preserves the donjon chamber, which is soaring, with some niches in the walls and the stairwell on the entrance hall.Around the monument, the remains of an extensive village can be seen.
A giants’ tomb (length 8.20 m; width 1.82 m; height 2.00 m) – with unusual construction characteristics – is attached to the nuraghi and the settlement just described: it is a burial ground with a rectangular corridor excavated in the rock and provided with a limestone pavement.
The complex can be dated between 1400 and 1000 BC.
The village was still frequented in Roman times.
Source: Sardegna Cultura.
The photos of the nuragic complex of Santa Lucia are by Andrea Mura – Nuragando Sardegna and Nicola Castangia.
