The nuraghe Nolza of Meana Sardo “located at 739 meters above sea level, dominates a vast territory; its position allows one to enjoy a very suggestive panorama, spotting not only the highest peaks of Sardinia but also the sea… The quadrilobate structure reveals different phases of construction, including the erection of the mastio, the attachment of the four perimeter towers with their respective curtain walls, and the opening of a new entrance protected by a masonry structure adjacent to the East and North towers.
For the construction of the monument in its earliest phases, local stone, schist, was used; subsequently, around 1100 BC, due to collapses caused by its fragility, the monument underwent significant restoration.
This involved two of the towers, which were rebuilt with a harder stone – porphyry – and part of the internal environments, as well as the relocation of the entrance from the East curtain to the West one… The maximum remaining height is that of the mastio, between 12 and 13 meters. The monument, originally buried, has been subject to various excavation campaigns, occurring almost without interruption, starting from the mid-1990s.” (excerpt from: Archaeological Area of the Nuraghe Nolza)
The photos of the nuraghe Nolza are by Andrea Mura-Nuragando Sardegna and Lucia Corda.
