Asprokampos, Sikyon, Corinthia,Peloponnese
Fortress of Gavrias
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Southwest wall–photo Amfitreidis (2019)
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Southwest wall–photo Amfitreidis (2019)
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Southwest wall–photo Amfitreidis (2019)
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Southwest wall–photo Amfitreidis (2019)
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Southwest wall–photo Amfitreidis (2019)
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Northwest ridge–photo Amfitreidis (2019)
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Northwest ridge–photo Amfitreidis (2019)
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Gravias from Kokkinovrachos
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| Location: |
| On the peak of mount Gavrias, east of the village Asprokampos in Corinth area. |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Peloponnese Corinthia | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Sikyon • Asprokampos | |
| Altitude: | |
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Elevation ≈ 1200 m (Relative Height≈450 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| perhaps 14th cent. | Late-BYZANTINE  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Castle Ruins |
In Ruins
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Ruins of a fortification on the NW side of mount Gavrias above the village Asprokampos.
We do not know the history of the place. The type of construction corresponds to a Late-Byzantine period. Maybe it was built in the 14th or early 15th century, a period when the region was disputed between the Byzantines of the Despotate of Mystras and the Franks of the Principality of Achaea.
Structure, Fortification & Buildings
The castle occupies a small plateau on the mountain, inside a perimeter of about 600 meters, which is protected partly by a wall and mostly by cliffs and steep rocks.
Basically there was only one wall 100m long which defended the vulnerable SW side. This wall was built with small stones without mortar and today lies ruined in stone piles 1m high and 2m in width. There is no fortification on the other sides.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | April 2020 |
Sources
- Research, photographs and info by Sakis Amfitreidis and his blog ΑΜΦΙΤΡΕΙΔΗΣ
- Ioannis Peppas, Μεσαιωνικές σελίδες της Κορινθίας και Μορέως, Athens, 1990, pp. 180-181
- Website eCastles - Όρος Γαβριάς
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| Access |
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| Approach to the monument: |
| Take the dirt road south of Asprokampos uphill to the mountain. After 3km turn left to a rough dirt road that goes straight to the fort. |
| Entrance: |
| Free access |