Nuraghe Fenu

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Nuraghe Fenu is an ancient stone tower in the countryside near Pabillonis, Sardinia, Italy. It was built in the mid-Bronze Age, around 1300–1150 BC, and covers about 2000 square meters. The 19th-century historian Vittorio Angius called it one of the largest nuraghi in Sardinia, comparable to Nuraghe Saurecci and Nuraghe S’Orku. The structure is made of basalt rocks and originally had five towers forming a multi-lobed shape. Today only three towers remain, with the surviving towers about 1.70 meters high, while the northern fortified tower stands about 2 meters tall.

The site is near the train station of Pabillonis. In the 19th century, materials from the nuraghe were used to build a railway bridge and nearby houses. Excavations began in 1996, helping researchers study the site’s layers. The rest of the complex was reused by Punic and Roman peoples. The five towers and the area around tower E were fully excavated. Finds include fragments of pottery, oil lamps, and Roman coins, now housed in the Sardara Museum.