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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pydnai - Ancient Village or Settlement in Turkey

Submitted by lycianroy on Saturday, 07 May 2016  Page Views: 2528

Multi-periodSite Name: Pydnai Alternative Name: Pydnae
Country: Turkey Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Kalkan  Nearest Village: Karadere
Latitude: 36.333267N  Longitude: 29.231719E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Pydnai
Pydnai submitted by lycianroy : North tower and Lycian Way access. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Settlement in Muğla Province, Turkey

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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Pydnai
Pydnai submitted by lycianroy : Western Tower. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pydnai
Pydnai submitted by lycianroy : Doorway to the battlements. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pydnai
Pydnai submitted by lycianroy : Stairs to the parapet walls. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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