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Description
The
toponym Gairo, deriving from the Greek words
“ga” “roa” “land that flows”, is a reminder of the
precarious hydro- geological condition affecting part of its
territory. The first official mention of the name is in a
document of 1217, Domusnoas, “the new houses”, in the
adjoining flatland of the Pelau river.In 1951, devastating
torrential rains triggered a landslide which imposed the
transfer of Gairo to the present site.
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In the
territory, the domus de janas of Scalarrana
are testimonies of the pre-Nuragic era (2500-800 B.C.),
whereas the villages Is Tostoinus and Perdu Isu
date back to the Nuragic Period (1800-230 B.C.). Is
Tostoinus was a village of remarkable size, as more than
40 structures are accounted for between nuraghi and huts,
besides, a giant’s tomb located nearby; Perdu Isu
consist of some 11 nuraghi and huts. Other important nuraghi
are Taccu Addai, Genna ‘e Didu and the fairly unusual
Su Serbissi, with a grotto underneath connected by a
passage dug into the rock.
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