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| Slesa Fortress (also known as Moktseva Fortress) stands on two hills overlooking the Mtkvari River three miles north of Atskuri. |
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| The backside of the fortress. |
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| Slesa Fortress was built in the 10th and 11th centuries, but its only recorded history concerns its defense against the Ottoman invasion of Georgia in the 16th century. |
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| Slesa had two "deaf" towers: towers that have no doors or windows. From this picture you can see the Ottomans still found a way in. |
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| Like Atskuri Fortress, Slesa was placed as strategically as possible: it is located next to the main road and river leading to Tbilisi on the highpoint in the valley. |
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| There were a couple of storage holes located around the fortress. |
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| I dug in them for a couple of minutes and found some pottery shards. |
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| There was a monument next to the fortress, but I'm not sure what it's for. |
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| I found a set of bull horns and a sharpened stone, possibly an arrowhead, at Slesa. |
It's nice to come across & read your article. Very lovely places that u had visit. Keep it up !
ReplyDeleteI was trying to find the meaning of "slesa" & ending up in your article. Very lovely places that you had visited. Will keep on reading.
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