TAESP: Places of Special Interest Dataset

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POSI Number TP039
GU number
SIA Number TS12
Intensive Survey Zone Asinou
Village Nikitari
Locality Pera Yitonia
Easting 496955.00
Northing 3877890.00
Elevation (m) 400.00
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Source Aerial
Aerial Photograph 63-35-036
Team Leader ESG
Summary Ashlar wall belonging to ruins of church of Ayios Ioannis.
Topography River bank
Vegetation Grape, poplar, rushes, brambles, olive grove, bamboo.
Access Road
Description Environment Wall of church (runs south east) is located on north side of the Asinou River / Potamos. Wall has been used as a means of terracing. Olive grove and small terraces are located to the north of this wall.
Pottery Some
Tile Some
Chipped Stone None
Ground Stone None
Slag None
Architecture Abundant
Visibility (%) 40
Description POSI POSI consists of an ashlar wall that runs 46 degrees off north. The wall is very well built - 4 courses high on average with 5 high in some areas. Width of wall is unknown, but from the rubble that is visible it seems at least 1 m. Maximum length visible is 10 m. Width of rubble filled with what appears to be mortar. Ashlar blocks interspersed with square cobbles. Tile in mortar.
Condition Only 10m maximum is visible from the wall. Wall is currently used as both terrace for grapes as well as the northern part of the river bank. Sediment is built up at least 70 of a metre on the outside of the wall due to river deposition. South western port
Settlement No
Church Yes
Building Yes
Bridge No
Check Dam Yes
Threshing Floor No
Tomb No
Kiln No
Other Structure No
Rock No
Mine/Adit No
Botany No
Extraction No
Road No
Pottery No
Lithics No
View No
Geomorphology No
Prehistoric No
Iron Age No
Hellenistic/Roman No
Medieval/Ottoman Yes
Modern No
Slag No
Shrine No
Entered By LAM
Entered Date 23/7/2001 00:00:00
Recorded By ESG
Recorded Date 20/7/2001 00:00:00


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