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10 minutes north of the village of Kozy along the Otuz road. The site includes the remains of ancient limestone walls 18 vershki (31.5 inches) thick and nearly 2 sazhens high, and a Greek church.
Tags: church, fortification, ruin, travel time
Nearby at Eklis Burun there is a stone church and wall. They would have been able to communicate with Demir Khapu using signal lights. Keppen claims to have detected traces of a road through the forest and cliff walls. He also notes that in the deep…
Tags: church, forest, fortification, ruin, wildlife
The old coastal road from Alushta to Kuchuk Lambat is 9 versts and 400 sazhens. The halfway point is marked by the Demir Khapu (iron gate). From there the remains of a wall leading down to the shore are visible. Demir Khapu and Kastel Mountain both…
Tags: cartographic evidence, church, fortification, fountain, Greek influence, ruin, water
The walls of a fortification are still visible, and Keppen identifies them as defensive. Near the mountain top Keppen traces out the remains of a rectangular structure 13 by 9 paces with walls around it - likely a church. There is another church of…
Tags: church, fortification, gardens, ruin
Keppen's Tatar companions told him that this was the site (on the Nikita mys) of a monastery. Keppen approached from the state garden to the east and immediately saw the remains of a wall and further down the cave known as Khale Khoba (Kale Koba), 10…
Tags: cartographic evidence, cave, church, fortification, ruin
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