Isili (Città Metropolitana di Cagliari)
Nuraghe Is Paras
At Isili, in the Sarcidano, the nuraghe Is Paras preserves the tallest tholos chamber documented so far in Sardinia.
THE TALLEST THOLOS IN SARDINIA
The complex stands on a small limestone hill at Isili, in the Sarcidano, in central-southern Sardinia.
Born as a single tower between the 15th and 14th century BC, Is Paras was enlarged until it became a three-lobed nuraghe, flanked by a village.
Today the keep, the bastion with secondary towers, the courtyard and some stretches of the outer wall can be seen.
The village of circular huts remains largely unexcavated.
NURAGHE IS PARAS
DATING
15th–14th century BC Central tower; enlargements until the 11th century BC
TYPE
Three-lobed “tancato” nuraghe With village
DIMENSIONS
Tholos chamber: over 11 metres high
STATE OF PRESERVATION
To be defined
OTHER MONUMENTS AT THE SITE
Keep, secondary towers, courtyard, outer wall, village of huts
FINDS
Roman and early medieval pottery
ENVIRONMENT
Limestone hill of Isili Sarcidano
VISITABLE
To be defined
SERVICES
To be defined
ACCESSIBILITY
To be defined
THE SITE
Is Paras preserves the tallest tholos chamber in Sardinia inside the keep, together with secondary towers and a courtyard that makes it a “tancato” nuraghe.
THE TERRITORY
The nuraghe stands on a limestone hill at Isili, in the Sarcidano, a territory of plateaus and limestone resources.