Built in a strategic position on a cliff edge, on the eastern slope of the Siddi plateau, the Nuraghe “Sa Fogaia” sits in the scenic area of the Sa Fogaia Archaeological and Nature Park. It takes its name from the area where it stands and was probably formerly used as a charcoal kiln.
This is a complex, uneven corridor nuraghe with horizontal elevation. It has three large megalithic units, built using blocks of basalt. It is the result of three different construction stages, two main Nuragic ones and a secondary one, when the area was re-used, firstly in the late Punic era and then in Roman times.
The central part is the oldest and has a very unusual Y shape. In includes a raised entrance, a corridor and a terraced ramp leading to a terrace which is no longer in existence. Another two volumes were added to this unit as well as further rooms and courtyards, until it took up the entire tip of the giara where the first unit originally stood. Some of the rectangular shaped rooms added to the courtyard appear to refer to a later re-usage, most probably in Punic-Roman times. There are remains of a jug from the XIII-XIV centuries which is proof that the area was also used in the Middle Ages.
The Nuraghe Sa Fogaia is one of the most surprising and enigmatic Nuraghe in Sardinia as well as one of the oldest (dating to around 1700 B.C.). It can easily be reached along one of the many paths inside the park, which offers guided tours and services including an equipped picnic area, toilets and water points.
