Pozzo sacro di Cuccuru Nuraxi

The sacred well of Cuccuru Nuraxi is a Nuragic archaeological monument on top of the Cuccuru Nuraxi hill in the municipality of Settimo San Pietro. Its entrance lies within the remains of a ruined trilobed nuraghe tower. It has an underground corbelled chamber almost six metres high and a well about 22 metres deep reaching a brackish-water vein. The monument extends more than 27 metres below ground level, and the well opening is decorated with a distinctive monolithic curb about 1.5 metres high.