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Definition of Nuraghe

Nuraghe
Nuraghe Nu*ra"ghe, n.; It. pl. -ghi. Also Nuragh Nu"ragh, etc.[It. dial. (Sardinia) nuraghe).] One of the prehistoric towerlike structures found in Sardinia. The so-called nuraghi, conical monuments with truncated summits, 30-60 ft. in height, 35-100 ft. in diameter at the base, constructed sometimes of hewn, and sometimes of unhewn blocks of stone without mortar. They are situated either on isolated eminences or on the slopes of the mountains, seldom on the plains, and usually occur in groups. They generally contain two (in some rare instances three) conically vaulted chambers, one above the other, and a spiral staircase constructed in the thick walls ascends to the upper stories. --Baedeker.

Meaning of Nuraghe from wikipedia

- The nuraghe, or nurhag, is the main type of ancient megalithic edifice found in Sardinia, Italy, developed during the Nuragic Age between 1900 and 730 BC...
- Abbasanta, Nuraghe Palmavera at Alghero, Nuraghe Genna Maria at Villanovaforru, Nuraghe Seruci at Gonnesa and Arrubiu at Orroli. The biggest nuraghe, such...
- The nuraghe Palmavera is an archaeological site located in the territory of Alghero, Sardinia. It is classified as a complex nuraghe, that consists of...
- the Nuraghe, superimposed on two floors, the Nuraghe was provided with three wells. Near the Nuraghe lie the remains of a Nuragic village. The nuraghe has...
- Gonnostramatza Iglesias Is Concias Is Paras, nuraghe Izzana, nuraghe ****kuru Nuraxi Laconi Li Muri Losa, nuraghe Lugherras, nuraghe Macomer Madau Mandra Antine M****ama...
- The nuraghe Losa (in Sardinia, close to the village of Abbasanta) is a complex prehistoric building in the shape of a tholos tomb. Its central structure...
- Nuraghe Fenu is a nuraghe located in the muni****lity of Pabillonis in Sardinia. It was constructed in the mid-Bronze Age (1300–1150 BC) and it covers...
- The Nuraghe Arrubiu is one of the largest nuraghes in Sardinia. It is in Orroli, in the province of South Sardinia. Its name means "red nuraghe" in the...
- 41°02′51″N 9°21′45″E / 41.0476°N 9.3624°E / 41.0476; 9.3624 The Nuraghe La Prisgiona is a nuragic archaeological site (occupied from the 14th until...
- statues, other sculptures recovered at the site include large models of nuraghe buildings and several baetyl sacred stones of the "oragiana" type, used...