Benteni Kiafa fort (Argolida) Agia Eleni - Μπεντένι Κιάφα
Μπεντένι Κιάφα - Benteni Kiafa, Hellenistic border fort on plateau 2.2 km east of Trachia, Argolida
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Latitude: 37.557300
Longitude: 23.173800
Confidence: High (20240627)
Place ID: 376232FBeK
Time period: CH
Region: Peloponnese
Country: Greece
Department: Islands/Troezen
Mod: Agia Eleni
Modern Description:
The fort is located on a small plateau at the summit of a hill, surrounded by steep slopes in the W, S and E, and a cliff in the N. This naturally defensible position was reinforced with walls in the W, SW and SE. The walls in the W and SW (of which up to five courses survive) were built directly on the bedrock in carefully fitted uncoursed polygonal masonry. The masonry style, combining polygonal and rectangular blocks, is similar to that at Iria and Palaia Epidavros. In contrast, the SE wall is constructed in roughly hewn polygonal masonry. Between the SW and the SE walls, there is an area of rubble, perhaps the remains of a collapsed circuit wall in drystone masonry. Late Helladic, Geometric, Classical, Hellenistic and later sherds (as well as pieces of obsidian and tile) were recorded at the site.
Wikidata ID: Q129255573
Info: Blomley Argolid 2022 
Anna Magdalena Blomley, A Landscape of Conflict? Rural Fortifications in the Argolid (400-146 BC), Archaeopress 2022
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