Kochyli, Messini, Messenia,Peloponnese
Kastraki of Kochyli
or Lakakoukia Tower
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The hill where the tower is to the left of the village
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The hill where the tower
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The hill where the tower
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the beginning of the path to the fortification
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the ruins of the perimetric wall from below
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the ruins of the perimetric wall from below
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the ruins of the perimetric wall from below
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the ruins of the perimetric wall from below
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the ruins of the perimetric wall from below
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| Location: |
| On a hill above the village Kochyli of Messinia in SW Peloponnese |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Peloponnese Messenia | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Messini • Kochyli | |
| Altitude: | |
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Elevation ≈ 460 m (Relative Height≈120 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 13th century | FRANKISH  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Ruined Tower |
In Ruins
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On a hill above the little village Kochyli (old name:Lakakoukia) there are few remains of a little castle with a tower, preserved at low height.
The castle was built by the Franks probably in the 13th century in the place of an older Byzantine fortification.
It is located between the castles of Mila and Vulcano (does not exist today) and was part of a defensive network, the purpose of which, those days, was to repel the attacks of the Greeks of the Despotate of Moreas.
The castle extended on an area of about 3000 sq.m. Some remains of the walls are visible at the slopes. The dimensions of the tower are 9.25x6.70 meters and the thickness of the walls 2.70 meters.
Today it is totally destroyed and the last remaining ruins are covered by the vegetation of the hill.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | July 2014 | Last addition of photo/video: | May 2021 |
Sources
- Website Γιάννης Δ. Λύρας - Η ΦΡΑΓΚΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ ΣΤΗ ΜΕΣΣΗΝΙΑ
- Info and photos 5-12 by Yorgos Costopoulos, April 2021
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| Access |
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| Approach to the monument: |
| We reach Kochyli from the village of Zerbisia. From the center of the village, the old school, on the left there is a road that leads to the church and the village cemetery. Next up begins an uphill path that encircles the hill to the ruins. |
| Entrance: |
| Free access |