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Multi-periodSite Name: Pydnai Alternative Name: PydnaeCountry: Turkey Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Kalkan Nearest Village: Karadere
Latitude: 36.333267N Longitude: 29.231719E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Pydnai was built as a fortress to guard the Western extremes of Patara and the deep water harbor which would have probably have been present in those times considering the standard of build. It is just off the small Özlen River. It is now near an area of marshland.
It is made of well-preserved polygonal masonry with 11 rectangular towers at its corners and mid-way along the walls. It also has 7 protruding stairways which allowed soldiers to quickly scale its walls from the inside. Battlements were later added on upper walls. The only sign of construction within the walls is a small Byzantine Church. Four or five inscriptions have been found in and around the fort; all are of Imperial date and one links Pydnai with Xanthos.
The area within the walls is neglected and very much overgrown.
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