Evciler Castle
Evciler Castle (Turkish: Evciler Kalesi), also called as Kızılbağ Castle, and Evcili Castle is a small medieval castle in Mersin Province, Turkey.
The castle is located at 37°02′26″N 34°29′34″E / 37.04056°N 34.49278°E. Visitors from Mersin follow to highway norths to Kızılbağ, and from there eastwards to Değirmendere. The castle is situated on a 890 m (2,920 ft)-high hill. It overlooks Kızılbağ Pond. Its distance to Mersin is about 40 km (25 mi).
There is no historical document about the castle, which was formally surveyed in 1979.[1] But, judging from the masonry, it may be a Byzantine or Armenian fortification.[2] It has small rectangular plan and three storey keep.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Edwards, Robert W. (1987). The Fortifications of Armenian Cilicia: Dumbarton Oaks Studies XXIII. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University. pp. 119–122. ISBN 0-88402-163-7.
- ^ Photographs and a plan of the fortification at
- ^ Mersin Valiliği:Mersin Ören Yerleri kaleleri Müzeleri, ISBN 978-605-4196-07-4, p.47
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