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Modern Description: First noted by Kevin Daly: "On When and Where to Find Athenian Forts," in Cities Called Athens: Studies Honoring John McK. Camp II, edited by Kevin F. Daly, Lee Ann Riccardi (2015)
A large installation sits atop the westernmost peak of Mount Trikeraton, around 3.3 km east of the Kantili pass. Oriented to the cardinal compass points, the structure consists of a series of stone walls or wall-socles forming a rough rectangle narrowing toward the east. The longer sides, at north and south, measure ca. 126.7 m and ca. 135.3 m respectively. The western wall/socle measures some 49.5 m in length, while the eastern line, the building's shortest, measures ca. 24.6 m. Consisting of loose, uncoursed, and unfinished dry masonry from what is probably local stone, these walls are approximately 1.5 m thick and, while generally quite low (on the order of 0.3 m or so), in one spot reach as high as 0.5 m. No evidence of crosswalls or interior supports was found. A gate or entrance to the structure lies at west and measures ca. 2.5 m wide. Although far less clear, a second gate or entrance (preserved on only one side) seems to exist along the northern line some 53 m from the structure's northwest corner. The Trikeraton site may have served as a military installation. Besides commanding a clear view toward the eastern Megarian coast and Salamis, this structure also lies quite dose to a narrow and steep pass that connects the area of Vlychada and Loutsa. No surface sherds were present, nor were any clearly modern remains.
Trismegistos Geo: 60770

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