TAESP: Places of Special Interest Dataset

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POSI Number TP051
GU number
SIA Number TS10
Intensive Survey Zone Xyliatos
Village Xyliatos
Locality Ayios Kyriakos
Easting 503269.00
Northing 3877231.00
Elevation (m) 391.00
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Source GPS
Aerial Photograph 63-35-026
Team Leader LIK
Summary Ancient adit
Topography Cut into NW-facing cliff; partially filled by terrace
Vegetation Pines, olive, almond, cistus
Access Just east of dirt road
Description Environment Cadastral Plot number 122?Pillow lavas covered by a layer of conglomerates. Terrace wall to the south west creates a platform in front of the adit. An olive tree and an almond tree and cistus bush grow around while pine trees line the sides and the top.
Pottery None
Tile None
Chipped Stone None
Ground Stone None
Slag None
Architecture None
Visibility (%) 10
Description POSI Ancient adit, the top roof of which is visible. It is 1.7 m wide at the very top. It is filled with rubble so it is impossible to see its exact shape. With the help of a measuring rod, the depth has been measured to at least 1 m. Similarly to TP050 which lies about 10 m. to the west, it is cut at the contact between conglomerate and pillow lavas. Aspect north. Preserved height: 40 cmWidth: 1.7 m
Condition Unknown as it is almost completely full of rubble.
Settlement No
Church No
Building No
Bridge No
Check Dam No
Threshing Floor No
Tomb No
Kiln No
Other Structure No
Rock No
Mine/Adit Yes
Botany No
Extraction Yes
Road No
Pottery No
Lithics No
View No
Geomorphology No
Prehistoric No
Iron Age No
Hellenistic/Roman Yes
Medieval/Ottoman No
Modern No
Slag No
Shrine No
Entered By ATB
Entered Date 26/7/2001 00:00:00
Recorded By LIK
Recorded Date 25/7/2001 00:00:00


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