The monument is located at the Punta Sa Berritta site, Supràppare Valley, the summit area of the Monte Limbara massif, entirely within the municipal territory of Berchidda (SS).
Description and General Information
It consists of two units located a short distance from each other:
- Punta Sa Berritta (also known as Rocca Manna Supràppare on the Berchidda side) characterized by a rock block shaped like an irregular parallelepiped (approximately 10 x 15 m base and 6 m high) located in incredible balance on a narrow peak. The peak is easily recognizable from a great distance (even from the Sassari-Olbia highway) while its access from the northern side is masked by the pine forest and other outcropping rocks.
- The monumental Rock Arch, also made of granite (approximately 14 m long, 6 m maximum height and 3.5 m thick); granite formations of similar dimensions are extremely rare, if not unique, in Sardinia.
The attraction of the place is not only its undeniable landscape value, but also its botanical and faunal interest: in fact, it hosts characteristic Sardinian flora and fauna species with numerous endemisms of conservation interest such as the Bedriaga's lizard, the Mediterranean house gecko, the golden eagle, the peregrine falcon, thyme and endemic brooms.
WHERE IT IS LOCATED, HOW TO REACH IT
The site can be reached from the State Road 392 Tempio-Oschiri via Provincial Road n.51 which ascends the northwest side of Monte Limbara leading to its summit (Punta Balistreri 1359 m a.s.l.) and passing through the town of Vallicciola (1052 m a.s.l.). Near Punta Sa Berritta, the Sentiero Italia and a further temporarily numbered trail 1B pass by, marked and managed by the Forestas Agency, which has placed it in pre-registration according to the new regional regulation for the RES. This is the route normally followed by hikers to visit the peak, while the rock arch, located lower and less visible, is less known, but can still be reached on the trail with a short detour from the Forestas trail junction, indicated by stone cairns, descending a channel west of Punta Sa Berritta characterized by large blocks, stacked one on top of the other, evidence of erosion that occurred during the ice age.
