Santa Maria Coghinas, Doria Castle

The territory of Santa Maria Coghinas is rich in archaeological documentation that dates back to prehistoric times. The town and the Doria castle are located at the foot of the hills that surround the plain crossed by the Coghinas River.
There is no documentary evidence about the erection of the castle. In the second half of the 13th century it was in the hands of the Doria family. In 1370 it was still efficient, involved in the events of the war between the Arborea and the Crown of Aragon. As early as the 15th century, it had to suffer a slow decline.
Only a tower, some sections of wall and a large tank remain of the fortification.

History of studies
For Santa Maria Coghinas you can read the entry 'Coguinas' by Vittorio Angius for the Casalis' Dictionary '. This is followed by discussions of the Doria castle in general works on medieval Sardinian fortifications, such as those by Raimondo Carta Raspi (1933) and Foiso Fois (1992). More recent works by Giuseppe Meloni (1986), Pinuccia Simbula (1991) and Giancarlo Pes (2002).

Bibliography
V. Angius, “Coguinas”, in G. Casalis, Historical-Statistical-Commercial Geographical Dictionary of the States by H.M. the King of Sardinia, V, Turin, G. Maspero, 1839, pp. 320-328;
F. Fois, Castles of Medieval Sardinia, edited by B. Fois, Cinisello Balsamo, Amilcare Pizzi, 1992, pp. 267-269;
G. Meloni, “Casteldoria: process for a surrender”, in the Sardinian Historical Archive, XXXV, 1986, pp. 101-114; P.F. Simbula, 'Casteldoria marriage dowry of Eleonora d'Arborea', in Middle Ages essays and reviews, 16, 1991, pp. 117-130;
G. Pes, “Anglona Sotto i Doria”, in Ancient Sardinia: Mediterranean Cultures: Biannual Journal of Archaeology, Ethnology, History, 11, 2002, pp. 9-13; G. Serreli, Tutti i Castelli dei Quattro Regni, “Darwin. Notebooks”, n. 1 (July-August 2006), pp. 104-109.

How to get to
Santa Maria Coghinas can be reached by taking the SS 127 from Sassari. After 10 km, take the SP 92 to the town. To reach the castle, take the road to Perugas and after 1 km turn left to continue on foot.