In the territory of Paulilatino, close to the border with Goceano, the Lugherras complex stands out for its use of pink-hued trachite, a raw material that gives the architecture a truly unique chromatic profile.
The structure includes a central keep surrounded by a trilobed bastion, protected in turn by an articulated towered outwork.
The internal tholos maintains an excellent regularity in the stone courses, highlighting the clean cutting of the blocks and a calibrated inclination toward the top. Stratigraphic investigations carried out at the site have documented a prolonged frequency of use over time, with phases of reoccupation extending into the Punic and Roman eras.
During the imperial phase, the building lost its original function to assume a religious role, transforming into a rural place of worship dedicated to the deities Ceres and Proserpina. Excavations have yielded hundreds of clay oil lamps abandoned by ancient worshippers in the crevices of the main chamber, an element from which the name Lugherras derives. The presence of these artifacts testifies to continuous devotion, linked to agricultural cycles and earth rituals, which remodeled the spaces of the fortress into a ceremonial environment frequented for centuries.
