Avgo, Xanthi, East Macedonia & Thrace
Fortress of Avgo
| Location: |
| At the topof the mount Avgo above the city of Xanthi in Thrace |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| East Macedonia & Thrace Xanthi | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Xanthi • Avgo | |
| Altitude: | |
| Elevation ≈ 620 m |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| Unknown | ANCIENT  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Castle |
Rather Poor
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Atop the characteristic summit named Avgo (meaning “egg”) there is a fortress which is supposed to be Roman.
Unfortunately, we do not have more information about it.
The relatively good condition of the fort (for a roman), the type of construction, the form of the central tower etc give some indications that it was probably used in the Mid-Byzantine period as well.
The castle must have been important for the city-fortress of Xanthi and useful as a bastion and mainly as an observatory.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | January 2015 |
Sources
- Website Κάστρα και Οχυρά της Ελευθερίας - Ανάβαση στη βυζαντινή ακρόπολη της Ξάνθειας (κορυφή Αυγό)
- ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΟΝ ΔΕΛΤΙΟΝ, τεύχος 37/Β1 (1982), σελ. 343
- Information by Mr. Ioannis Dedes
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| Access |
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| Entrance: |
| Free access |
| Other castles around |
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| Fortress of Komnina |
| Mesegouni Fortress |
| Polystylon |
| Topeiros |
| Xanthi Castle |