Castles of Sardinia
Between existing and disappeared there are 82 castles in Sardinia, all built during the Middle Ages. Some date back to the Byzantine period, but most of them were built during the Giudicati period and the della Gherardesca, Malaspina and Doria domination, especially from the second half of the 13th century onwards.

Castle of Burgos
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Castle of Monreale, Sardara

Castle of San Michele, Cagliari
Castle of Chiaramonti
Castle della Fava, Posada
Realized mainly for strategic-military purposes, they had the function of supervising the judicial borders and the most important communication routes. With the unification of Sardinia under the Aragonese their importance faded away and over time almost all of them went into ruin.
List
N. | name | comune | provincia | giudicato | curatoria | date/period | conditions |
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1 | Castle of Acquafredda | Siliqua | Sud Sardegna | Cagliari | Sigerro | XIII century | in ruins |
2 | Castle of Arcuentu | Arbus | Sud Sardegna | Arborea | Monreale | XI century | in ruins |
3 | Castle of Ardara | Ardara | Sassari | Torres | Oppia | XI century | ruins of a tower |
4 | Castle of Balariana | Luogosanto | Sassari | Gallura | Gallura | XI century | some ruins |
5 | Castle of Baratuli | Monastir | Sud Sardegna | Cagliari | Dolia | after 1258 | in ruins |
6 | Castle of Barumele | Ales | Oristano | Arborea | Usellus | Byzantine period | in ruins |
7 | Castle of Bonvehì (or Bonuighinu) | Mara | Sassari | Torres | Cabudabbas | probably XII century | ruins of a tower |
8 | Castle of Bulzi | Bulzi | Sassari | Torres | Anglona | XII century | some ruins |
9 | Castle of Capu Abbas (o Civita) | Olbia | Sassari | Gallura | Fundimonte | XIII century | in ruin |
10 | Castle of Capula | Siligo | Sassari | Torres | Meilogu | XIII century | few ruins |
11 | Castle of Casa di Regno (Mar'e Pontis) | Cabras | Oristano | Arborea | Campidano Maggiore | late Byzantine | few traces |
12 | Castle ofi Casteddu Etzu | Fordongianus | Oristano | Arborea | Barigadu | Byzantine | scomparso |
13 | Castle of Castel Pisano | sconosciuto | Sassari | Torres | Nurra | unknown | disappeared |
14 | Castle of Castel Rosso | Perfugas | Sassari | Torres | Anglona | XII century | disappeared |
15 | Castle of Casteldoria | Santa Maria Coghinas | Sassari | Torres | Anglona | XII century | ruins of the walls and a tower |
16 | Castle of Castro | Oschiri | Sassari | Torres | Montacuto | Byzantine | ruins |
17 | Castle of Castrum Sulcitanum | Sant'Antioco | Sud Sardegna | Cagliari | Sulcis | Byzantine | disappeared |
18 | Castle of Cheremule | Cheremule | Sassari | Torres | Cabudabbas | giudicale | ruins |
19 | Castle of Chiaramonti | Chiaramonti | Sassari | Torres | Anglona | XIII century | ruins |
20 | Castle Corallo | Gavoi | Nuoro | Arborea | Barbagia di Ollolai | giudicale | some ruins |
21 | Castle of Crasta | Monti | Sassari | Torres | Montacuto | giudicale | few ruins |
22 | Castle of Cugato | Oschiri | Sassari | Torres | Monteacuto | unknown | disappeared |
23 | Castle of Erguri | Buddusò | Sassari | Torres | Montacuto | giudicale | disappeared |
24 | Castle of Essola | sconosciuto | Sassari | Torres | Nurra | probably giudicale | disappeared |
25 | Castle of Fava | Posada | Nuoro | Gallura | Posada | giudicale | good |
26 | Castle of Figulinas | Florinas | Sassari | Torres | Figulinas | very ancient | disappeared |
27 | Castle of Funtana Menta | Senis | Oristano | Arborea | Parte Valenza | giudicale | a tower in good condictions |
28 | Castle of Ghilarza | Ghilarza | Oristano | Arborea | Guilcer | XV century | very good |
29 | Castle of Gioiosa Guardia | Villamassargia | Sud Sardegna | Cagliari | Sigerro | probably giudicale | ruins |
30 | Castle of Girapala | Paulilatino | Oristano | Arborea | Guilcier | periodo giudicale | disappeared |
31 | Castle of Goceano (Castle of Burgos) | Burgos | Sassari | Torres | Goceano | 1127-1129 | walls and a tower |
32 | Castle of Gulana | Olzai | Nuoro | Arborea | Barbagia di Ollolai | unknown | disappeared |
33 | Castle of Laconi | Laconi | Oristano | Arborea | ParteValenza | probably Byzantine | ruins |
34 | Castle of Longonsardo | Santa Teresa Gallura | Sassari | Gallura | Taras | XIV century | few ruins |
35 | Castle of Osilo (o dei Malaspina) | Osilo | Sassari | Torres | Montes | XIII century | a portion in good condictions |
36 | Castle of Malvicino | Villaputzu | Sud Sardegna | Cagliari | Sarrabus | XIII century | ruins |
37 | Castle of Marmilla | Las Plassas | Sud Sardegna | Arborea | Arborea | from X century | perimetral walls |
38 | Castle of Medusa | Asuni | Oristano | Arborea | Mandrolisai | giudicale | ruins |
39 | Castello dell'Asinara | Porto Torres | Sassari | Torres | Nurra | probably XVI century | scarse |
40 | Castle of Mondragone | Porto Torres | Sassari | Torres | Nurra | non precisabile | disappeared |
41 | Castle of Monreale | Sardara | Sud Sardegna | Arborea | Bonorcili | secolo XIII | mura perimetrali |
42 | Castle of Montacuto | Berchidda | Sassari | Torres | Monteacuto | probabilmente secolo XI | numerosi ruderi |
43 | Castle of Monteforte | Sassari | Sassari | Torres | Nurra | periodo giudicale | pochi ruderi |
44 | Castle of Monteleone | Monteleone Rocca Doria | Sassari | Torres | Monteleone | secolo XIII | pochi ruderi |
45 | Castle of Montesanto | Mores | Sassari | Torres | Oppia | secolo XIII | scomparso |
46 | Castle of Montezuighe | Ittireddu | Sassari | Torres | Montacuto | fine secolo XIII | pochi ruderi |
47 | Castle of Montiferru (CastedduEzzu) | Cuglieri | Oristano | Torres | Montiferru | secolo XI | resti mura perimetrali e una torre |
48 | Castle of Murgunulis | Usellus | Oristano | Arborea | Parte Usellus | origine incerta | scomparso |
49 | Castle of Narbolia | Narbolia | Oristano | Arborea | Campidano di Milis | periodo giudicale | scomparso |
50 | Castle of Nora | Pula | Sud Sardegna | Cagliari | Nora | periodo bizantno | scomparso |
51 | Castle of Ogliastra | Lotzorai | Nuoro | Cagliari | Ogliastra | periodo giudicale | parzialmente in rovina |
52 | Castle of Oliena | Oliena | Nuoro | Gallura | Orosei | probabilmente secolo XI | scomparso |
53 | Castle of Olomene | Pattada | Sassari | Torres | Montacuto | fasi diverse | numerose rovine |
54 | Castle of Olova | Luras | Sassari | Gallura | Gemini | periodo giudicale | alcuni resti |
55 | Castle of Orsetto (Barigadu) | Neoneli | Nuoro | Arborea | Barigadu | periodo bizantino | pochi resti |
56 | Castle of Oristano | Oristano | Oristano | Arborea | periodo giudicale | scomparso | |
57 | Castle of Orosei | Orosei | Nuoro | Gallura | Gallura | periodo giudicale | conserva la torre del mastio |
58 | Castle of Orvei | Tula | Sassari | Gallura | Montacuto | periodo giudicale | resti di alcuni ambienti |
59 | Castle of Ozula (Palattu ezzu) | Sennori | Sassari | Torres | Romangia | epoca imprecisabile | facciata e cortile verificare |
60 | Castle of Padulaccia | Telti | Sassari | Gallura | Fundimonte | probabile periodo bizantino | rovine della cinta muraria |
61 | Castle of Palmas | San Giovanni Suergiu | Sud Sardegna | Cagliari | Sols | periodo giudicale | una torre in non buone condizioni |
62 | Castle of Pedres | Olbia | Sassari | Gallura | Fundimonte | secolo XIII | resti di mura e alcune torri |
63 | Castle of Pontes | Galtellì | Nuoro | Gallura | Galtellì | secolo XII | parti delle mura e di una torre |
64 | Castle of Quirra | Villaputzu | Sud Sardegna | Cagliari | Quirra | periodo giudicale | pochi resti |
65 | Castle of Re Baldo | Luogosanto | Sassari | Gallura | Balariana | secolo XI | resti significativi |
66 | Castle of Roccaforte | Giave | Sassari | Torres | Caputabbas | secolo XIV | scomparso |
67 | Castello della Rosa | Jerzu | Nuoro | Cagliari | Ogliastra | nel secolo XI | pochi resti |
68 | Castle of Salvaterra | Iglesias | Sud Sardegna | Cagliari | Cixerri | secolo XIII | poche tracce |
69 | Castle of San Michele | Cagliari | Cagliari | Cagliari | Campidano di Cagliari | periodo giudicale | ottime |
70 | Castle of Sanluri | Sanluri | Sud Sardegna | Cagliari | Nuraminis | secolo XI | ottime |
71 | Castle of Sant'Isidoro | Teulada | Sud Sardegna | Cagliari | Sols | periodo bizantino | poche tracce |
72 | Castle of Santisconata | Domus de Maria | Sud Sardegna | Cagliari | Nora | incerta | pochi ruderi |
73 | Castle of Sa Prisoni Bezza | Macomer | Nuoro | Torres | Marghine | secolo XII | scomparso |
74 | Castle of Sassai (o di Orguglioso) | Silius | Sud Sardegna | Cagliari | Gerrei | periodo giudicale | ottime |
75 | Castle of Sassari | Sassari | Sassari | Torres | Romangia | secolo XIV | scomparso |
76 | Castle of Segariu | Segariu | Sud Sardegna | Cagliari | Trexenta | secolo XII | pochi ruderi |
77 | Castle of Serla | Norbello | Oristano | Arborea | Guilcier | periodo giudicale | scomparso |
78 | Castle of Serravalle | Bosa | Oristano | Torres | Planargia | secolo XII | ottime |
79 | Castle of Sorra (Sorres) | Torralba | Sassari | Torres | Meilogu | secolo XIV | scomparso |
80 | Castle of Tissilo | Ussassai | Nuoro | Cagliari | Barbagia di Seulo | non precisabile | pochi resti |
81 | Castle of Tului | Tratalias | Sud Sardegna | Cagliari | Sols | giudicale | disappeared |
82 | Castle of Uras | Uras | Oristano | Arborea | Bonorzuli | unknown | disappeared |
83 | Castle of Villasor | Villasor | Sud Sardegna | Cagliari | Gippi | XV century | good |
Bibliography
- Francesco Floris, ed. (2007). Enciclopedia della Sardegna. Sassari: Newton&Compton editore.
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