Nuraghe Madrone
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The Nuraghe Madrone , also Nuraghe Orolio , has a clover-leaf-shaped floor plan, which consists of the main tholos and two secondary tholoi. The nuraghe stands on a hill east of Silanus in the province of Nuoro in Sardinia . Nuraghi are prehistoric and early historical towers of the Bonnanaro culture (2200–1600 BC) and the subsequent nuraghi culture (around 1600–400 BC) in Sardinia, which is inextricably linked with it .
The main tower made of granite, which has been preserved to a height of 12.6 m, is a specialty among the Sardinian nuraghi, as two floors have been completely preserved. It has cantilevered domes on the ground floor and first floor. The floor plan is that of a classic Tholosnuraghen in all elements, with left-hand steep stairs and guard cell in the passage. The guard cell with a small entrance hall is hook-shaped. The ground-level central chamber has a round floor plan and three side cells arranged on the axes. The unusually long main cell opposite the entrance has a T-shaped appendix . The right cell is significantly higher than the other two. The upper floor has a circular walkway around the central room. In the corridor there are two side cells and a window, which is rare among nuraghi. The upper central room has two entrances. The spiral staircase leads to the third level, which has only been preserved up to the paved level.
See also
literature
- Giovanni Lilliu : I nuraghi. Torri preistoriche della Sardegna . La Zattera, Cagliari 1962.
Web links
- Description with photos (Italian)
Coordinates: 40 ° 17 ′ 32 ″ N , 8 ° 54 ′ 7 ″ E