Santa Vittoria megalithic enclosure

An amazing archaeological heritage

In addition to the Domu 'e Urxìa building (the most famous - located at an altitude of 978 meters above sea level, near an old livestock track for transhumance, at the intersection of the drove road towards the Cuccurueddi waterfall - in an area of high pastures appreciated by shepherds and characterized by the intense scent of thyme (armidda)), not far from the construction, on the ridge and slopes of Mount Santa Vittoria, there is an area of several hectares where there are also the ruins of a remarkable Nuragic village of circular-plan huts, enclosed within a space partly surrounded by cyclopean walls, a nuraghe, a curious megalithic enclosure, a sacred well at the Monti 'e Nuxi spring, famous for its very fresh waters.

The area was therefore inhabited by the Nuragic people since the most remote antiquity and already frequented between the second and first millennium BC.

The Megalithic Circle of Santa Vittoria - bordered by the C 552 path - is located on the summit of the homonymous mountain. Of elliptical shape, with three entrances, it encloses the sacred area; it has been the subject of excavations in the past, but further investigations would be needed to understand the nature and extent of the archaeological site.