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Is Pirois

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A sacred well sanctuary, Pozzo sacro Is Pirois, is associated with the Nuragic culture. Is Pirois is located in the municipality of Villaputzu, in metropolitan Cagliari. The well is built of schist, and the covering structure is a pseudo-dome or tholos.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/411868128

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
39.564763388, 9.5950002947

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Pozzo sacro Is Pirois (2000 BC - 1000 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Pozzo sacro Is Pirois (Italian, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

Is Pirois makes connections with:

Is Pirois located on Sardinia (island) (unspecified date range)

Is Pirois receives connections from:

None

Place type:
sanctuary (religious center), well

References:

See Further:

Wikipedia (Italian) Pozzo sacro Is Pirois

Related:

Wikidata Is Pirois sacred well (Q53401080)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Is Pirois: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/411868128> [accessed: 12 November 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/411868128 |title=Places: 411868128 (Is Pirois) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=November 12, 2025 8:39 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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