nuraghe
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Origin of nuraghe
First recorded in 1820–30; from Sardinian; of obscure origin (presumably pre- Latin )
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The island’s landscape of wrinkled, ancient looking mountains and rugged but gorgeous coastlines is dotted with mysterious millennia-old stone structures called nuraghe.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2015
All the nuraghi stand in commanding situations overlooking large tracts of country, and the more important a position is from the strategical point of view the stronger will be the nuraghe which defends it.
From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by Peet, T. Eric (Thomas Eric)
Elevation, section and plan of a Sardinian nuraghe 83 18.
From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by Peet, T. Eric (Thomas Eric)
Another village, that which surrounds the nuraghe of Su Chiai, was protected by a wall of huge stones.
From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by Peet, T. Eric (Thomas Eric)
Each nuraghe formed the centre of a group of stone huts.
From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by Peet, T. Eric (Thomas Eric)
The winery also makes a delicious red from a local grape called Monica and a sea-scented white called nuraghi di Sardegna.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2023
I found it marked on Google maps, and drove off down winding roads until I found a worn, peeling brown arrow-shaped sign with what looked like nuraghi symbols on it.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2015
The men had encouraged me to visit a nearby nuraghi, in an area called Foresta di Burgos.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2015
The monuments, however, for which Sardinia is most famous are the nuraghi.
From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by Peet, T. Eric (Thomas Eric)
Not far off is a group of nuraghi, of which that of St Barbara in the commune of Villanova Truschedda is one of the finest.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various
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