Funtana Coberta
The fountain sanctuary ( Italian Pozzo sacro ) Funtana Coberta ( German “roofed fountain” ) dates from the 10th century BC. BC and is in the Salto di Quirra region near Escalaplano or Ballao in the Sardinian province of Sud Sardegna . A short walk from the village leads to the well-preserved Nuragher monument .
Steps lead down to the well chamber vaulted by a tholos . At the end of the stairs you reach the level floor of a circular tholos about four meters in diameter. From here, off-center, a round brick well shaft leads another five meters down, where water can still be drawn today. After rains, the level of the fountain rises and the steps are covered with greenish water.
literature
- Maria Rosaria Manunza: Funtana coberta - tempio nuragico a Ballao nel Gerrei . Scuola Sarda Editrice, Cagliari 2008, ISBN 978-88-87758-20-7 .
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Coordinates: 39 ° 37 '55.2 " N , 9 ° 21' 21.9" E