Nuraghe Serbissi

Nuraghe Serbissi stands on the Taccu di Osini, a limestone plateau near 1,000 metres above sea level. Its four towers, connecting wall, settlement huts, cave and nearby giants' tombs form a substantial Bronze Age complex.

Why it matters

The site was occupied from the Early to Late Bronze Age, approximately the seventeenth to tenth centuries BC. Terracing cut into the slope helped the builders establish a complex on the rocky plateau. The Ministry of Culture records the central tower's tholos chamber as exceptionally well preserved.

What to notice

The quadrilobate nuraghe surrounds a cobbled courtyard-corridor. The main tower stands about 6.3 metres high and preserves a ground-floor tholos chamber and upper room. Secondary towers include a chamber with a hearth and another pierced by narrow openings. Eight circular huts, a cave with two entrances and two giants' tombs form part of the wider settlement. One tomb retains a curved stele. The surrounding plateau also holds the single towers of Sanu and Orruttu.

Context and history

Nuraghe Serbissi developed from the Early through Late Bronze Age. The high-altitude location overlooked routes across the Tacchi and Ogliastra. The Ministry's catalogue records excavation and restoration that helped preserve the complex's chambers, floors and architectural features. The site lies between the territories of Osini and Gairo.