The Casteddu de Fanaris (''Castle of Fanaris'' in

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) is an important archaeological site located in the municipality of

Decimoputzu Decimoputzu ( sc, Deximuputzu or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) of about 4,000 inhabitants in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari. Decimoputzu borders the following municipalities: ...

, along the border with the town of

Vallermosa Vallermosa, Biddaramosa in sardinian language, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,995 and an area ...

, in the

Province of South Sardinia The Province of South Sardinia ( it, provincia del Sud Sardegna; sc, provìntzia de Sud Sardigna) is an Italian province of Sardinia instituted on 4 February 2016. It includes the suppressed provinces of Province of Carbonia-Iglesias, Carbonia- ...

. The site, dating back to the late

Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...

(1300-1000 BC), is a complex-type

nuraghe The nuraghe (, ; plural: Logudorese Sardinian , Campidanese Sardinian , Italian ), or also nurhag in English, is the main type of ancient megalithic edifice found in Sardinia, developed during the Nuragic Age between 1900 and 730 B.C. To ...

that consists of a central tower surrounded by eight additional towers to form a bastion. The bastion is surrounded by a megalithic wall with five towers with loopholes. For its construction were used mainly

granite Granite () is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies undergro ...

boulders, a material available near the site. The fort is located at 147 meters above the sea level and occupies a strategic position to control the access road that from the

Iglesiente The Iglesiente is a traditional and geographical subdivision of Sardinia, Italy. It encompasses the northern province of Carbonia-Iglesias and the south-western one of the province of Medio Campidano, and its main center is Iglesias. Languages ...

lead to the Campidano plain.

External links

Official website of the Decimopuztu municipality, ''Su Casteddu de Fanaris''
{{coord, 39.3444, N, 8.8389, E, source:wikidata, display=title Buildings and structures in Sardinia Nuraghe Archaeological sites in Sardinia