NURAGHE
Etymology
Noun
nuraghe (plural nuraghi or nuraghes)
(archaeology) dry-stone round megalithic tower found in Sardinia.
Source: Wiktionary
Nu*ra"ghe, n.; It. pl. -ghi. Also Nu"ragh, etc. [It. dial. (Sardinia)
nuraghe).]
Definition: One of the prehistoric towerlike structures found in Sardinia.
The so-called nuraghi, conical monuments with truncated summits, 30-
60 ft. in height, 35-100 ft. in diameter at the base, constructed
sometimes of hewn, and sometimes of unhewn blocks of stone without
mortar. They are situated either on isolated eminences or on the
slopes of the mountains, seldom on the plains, and usually occur in
groups. They generally contain two (in some rare instances three)
conically vaulted chambers, one above the other, and a spiral
staircase constructed in the thick walls ascends to the upper
stories.
Baedeker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition