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| POSI Number | TP241 |
|---|---|
| GU number | |
| Village | Ayios Theodhoros |
| Locality | Pano Atsa |
| Easting | 494050.00 |
| Northing | 3879710.00 |
| Elevation (m) | 410.00 |
| References | [Link to Bibliography] |
| Source | GPS |
| Team Leader | MJG |
| Summary | Rural structure with 1 closed and 3 open rooms; 'Mandra tou Fatchitas' |
| Topography | Side of spur ridge, just below top |
| Vegetation | Jujube, pine, grass, prickly thing, asphodel, thistle |
| Access | From Ayios Theodoros/Asinou road, or by track east of Eko filling station |
| Description Environment | On spur coming S from the mountains, south of a substantial saddle. The structure sits high on the eastern side of the spur, just below the top, and faces SE across the valley towards the Asinou mountains and Moutti tou Dhia. This valley is cultivated, and outside the forest boundary. View from the top of the spur is panoramic:mountains beyond Phlasou, Vouni, Skouriotissa, Morphou Bay, Kyrenia Mountains, almost to Nicosia. The forest boundary runs along the spur (Forest Cairn 224 is immediately above the structure), so the structure is only just outside the forest. The structure and the area round it are heavily overgrown with grass etc. The spur has thin pine, with open areas of grass interspersed with jujube. There is lots of thyme in the surrounding area, but not immediately round the structure. |
| Pottery | Some |
| Tile | Abundant |
| Chipped Stone | None |
| Ground Stone | None |
| Slag | None |
| Architecture | Abundant |
| Visibility (%) | 10 |
| Description POSI | The structure is made of mud brick on a stone socle. The socle is built of chunks of angular basalt, carefuly laid in approximate courses, neatly faced. There are large amounts of tile chinking (half-round village tile). The socle varies from 0.5 to 1.5 m high. Many of the tiles are overfired, and there was one clear deformed wasters. There are substantial numbers of fired solid brick 7.0 cm high built into the wall. Room 2 had a few large tile fragments on the ground, but these might have fallen from the walls. The main room (Room 1) has 2 doors, one facing downhill to the SE, the other leading into the next 'open' room (Room 2). The other 3 rooms are open to the SE. The surrounding area is disturbed by military trenches, but even so there is no sign of any enclosure. It is hard to see this as a purpose-built mandra: the enclosure is the most important part, and it is very different to the Makheras mandra complexes. It could have been used as a mandra relatively recently, hence its name. There are other rural structures which get called mandres, even though they are clearly not (e.g. Mandra tous Jerenides; Kato Koutraphas Mandres). However, the three open rooms are unlikely to be domestic. Stables? Storage? Perhaps the enclosure was built entirely of thorns and so leaves no traces. This structure was shown to ESG by Mr Christostomos of Ayios Theodhoros. |
| Condition | Walls stand to between 1.0 and 1.5 m high. The mud brick superstructure is clearly melting away in the rain. The plan is more or less complete, and would be very easy to map. |
| Settlement | Yes |
| Church | No |
| Building | No |
| Bridge | No |
| Check Dam | No |
| Threshing Floor | No |
| Tomb | No |
| Kiln | No |
| Other Structure | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| Slag | No |
| Shrine | No |
| Entered By | MJG |
| Entered Date | 15/11/2003 00:00:00 |
| Recorded By | MJG |
| Recorded Date | 15/11/2003 00:00:00 |