The Meurras nuraghe, built on the hills on the border between the territories of Tratalias and Giba, dominates the Rio Palmas valley and the Monte Pranu basin with an imposing presence that highlights the strategic importance of the area during the Bronze Age.
The architecture of the complex testifies to an articulated constructive evolution based on the use of reddish vitrophyric liparite, a local stone skillfully dry-laid in regular rows. The primary tower constitutes the original core of the building, to which a reinforcing masonry wrapping, a bastion, and a second tower positioned on the southeastern sector were added over time. This secondary body communicates with the central keep via a corridor and a small internal courtyard, in whose flooring a cistern for water collection is preserved, an element that underlines the refined functional planning of the layout.
The monument is set within a vast village enclosed by a megalithic wall, characterized by circular and rectangular huts that attest to prolonged habitation well into the Punic and Roman eras. The ensemble of structures and the presence of nearby giants' tombs confirm the role of Meurras as a center of primary significance for the territorial, economic, and social organization of Sulcis.
