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At Marsanda the remains of a church are visible down near the sea, but Keppen is unsure whether this site was fortified. The church on the cape of St. John was behind walls.
Tags: church, fortification, ruin
Vigla-Bair is at the eastern boundary of Gurzuf above Kalitsa-Sheshma, the water source 2 versts from Gurzuf, and below the forest called Shiurmen. Gramata is the site of an inscribed stone. It is in the yaila, 3 hours from Gurzuf and 7 versts from…
Tags: fortification, ruin, travel time, water, yaila
Vigla is an urochishche near Partenit. Demir Khapu is a narrow place marked by a fountain between the mountain and forest. Demir Khapu to Gurzuf takes 3 hours.
Tags: forest, fortification, fountain, ruin, travel time
Ruins of a Greek church
Tags: Greek church, ruin
Ruins of a Greek church
Tags: Greek church, ruin
A spot for those who seek out "spectacles of nature." In this case, the spectacle is a waterfall careening from the heights above the fortification. (Uchan-su means "flying water" in Tatar.) A mere 40 minute trip from Yalta brings the visitor to the…
Tags: forest, fortification, ruin, waterfall
Remains of a stone wall.
Tags: fortification, ruin
"Stone gate". The site is located on the way from Kozy to Taraktash; on the right, and about a verst from the road.
Tags: fortification, ruin
Located one and one-quarter hours travel from Otuz on the road to Staryi Krym. On Mukhin's map, Khabakh Tash is called "ruins of Otuz".
Tags: fortification, Mukhin map, ruin, travel time
Keppen includes a suitably long discussion of the history of Sudak, which extends back to the 8th century CE. Along the way he mentions that while there were hundreds of churches in the second half of the sixteenth century, his study of the area…
Tags: fortification, ruin