Kastrologos

Castles of Greece
 

Schoinousa, Naxos, Cyclades,South Aegean

Castle of Schoinousa

or Castle of Profitis Elias  
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Location:
At the eastern coast of the small island of Scoinousa in Smalll Cyclades
Region > Prefecture: Greek Map
South Aegean
Cyclades
Municipality > Town:
City of Naxos
• Schoinousa
Altitude:
Elevation ≈ 23 m 
Time of Construction   Origin
15th century (?)  
VENETIAN
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Castle Type   Condition
Coastal Fortress  
Not Good
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Small fortress above Fontana beach on the east coast of Schinoussa in the Lesser Cyclades.

According to the surface findings, the area has been inhabited since at least the Hellenistic Period. The final configuration of the fortification took place during the Venetian period, perhaps around the 15th century like most Venetian fortresses in the Cyclades.


Structure, Fortification & Buildings

The fortress is located on the top of the hill of Prophet Elias, on the southeast side of the island and occupies an area of approximately 90✖17 m.
Its wall is 0.80 m wide, with large boulders on both sides and a core of small stones and soil. Two towers, one on the north-east and one on the south side of the fortress, several walls of buildings inside and the remains of a single-aisled basilica, covered by later constructions, have been identified.

The surface finds are of various periods, prehistoric (mainly on the north-western slope), Hellenistic and Roman, mainly on the western slope of the hill, where many unsealed amphora handles were also found.


First entry in Kastrologos:    March 2015

Sources

  • Website small cyclade - Ιστορία
  • Information sent by Mr. Ioannis Dedes
  • Βασιλική Γιαννούλη, ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΟΝ ΔΕΛΤΙΟΝ, τεύχος 46/Β2, 1991, σελ. 382