Cuili Piras

Cuili Piras is a complex of about 50 standing and some fallen menhirs , near Monte Nai , not far from the Costa Rei south of Muravera in the province of Cagliari in Sardinia .

The presumably astronomical complex Cuili Piras is located in a remote valley, surrounded by rocky ridges. The stones, which are up to 1.7 m high, are usually about one meter deep in the ground. About 40 are blocks of granite in various orientations and in situ . 14 are arranged in a long row of stones. The rest of them form short rows or roughly square enclosures. Two form a betele-shaped stone pair.

See also

• Menhirs in Sardinia
• List of prehistoric and protohistoric archaeological sites in Sardinia

literature

• Rainer Pauli: Sardinia. History culture landscape. Voyages of discovery on one of the most beautiful islands in the Mediterranean . 7th edition. DuMont, Cologne 1990, ISBN 3-7701-1368-3 , ( DuMont documents. DuMont art travel guide ), p. 341.

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Coordinates: 39 ° 17 ′ 16 ″  N , 9 ° 33 ′ 17 ″  E