Agia Patrikia, Cythera, Piraeus & Islands,Attica
Castle of Agios Georgios of Kolokythia
| Location: |
| Above the bay of Agia Patrikia at the NE coast of Kythira island, north of the port of Agia Pelagia |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Attica Piraeus & Islands | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Cythera • Agia Patrikia | |
| Altitude: | |
| Elevation ≈ 55 m |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| Probably 8th cent. | BYZANTINE  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Castle |
In Ruins
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Remains of a byzantine castle on a rocky hill by the sea on the NE coast of Kythira, above the bay of Agia Patrikia and north of the port of Agia Pelagia.
It was one of the forts that the Byzantines built to control the sea passage of cape Maleas. The findings indicate that the fort was in use between the 8th and the 12th century.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | November 2015 |
Sources
- ΜΑΡΙΝΑ ΠΑΠΑΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ, «Η ΟΧΥΡΩΜΑΤΙΚΗ ΘΕΣΗ ΣΤΟΝ ΑΓΙΟ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟ ΚΟΛΟΚΥΘΙΑΣ ΚΥΘΗΡΩΝ», International Conference by the 25TH EPHORATE OF BYZANTINE ANTIQUITIES, Abstracts- 'DEFENSIVE ARCHITECTURE IN THE PELOPONNESE (5TH – 15TH CENTURY)', 2011
- Αρχαιολογικό Δελτίο, 56-59/Β4 (2001-2004), σελ. 5-7