Silimna (Ag.Triada), Tripoli, Arcadia,Peloponnese
Castle of Trikorfa
or Paliokastro of Zarakova
| Location: |
| On one of the hills "Trikorfa" outside of the village Silimna of Arcadia, Peloponnese |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Peloponnese Arcadia | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Tripoli • Silimna (Ag.Triada) | |
| Altitude: | |
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Elevation ≈ 930 m (Relative Height≈132 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 14th or 15th cent. | Late-BYZANTINE  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Tower |
In Ruins
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Outside the village of Silimna (or Agia Triada) of Tripoli, on the road to Vytina and before the junction to Dimitsana, there is a group of hills, the "Trikorfa" (meaning three summits).
At the top of the northernmost of them there are the remains of two towers which must have been part of a castle which, most probably, was Byzantine.
To reach the plateau where the two towers are located, one has to walk uphill from the road. Time:30 minutes.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | December 2013 |
Sources
- ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΑ Π. ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΥ, «Συμβολή στην Άμυνα της Βυζαντινής Αρκαδίας: Το Παλιόκαστρο της Ζαράκοβας», Πρακτικά του στ’ Διεθνούς Συνεδρίου Πελοποννησιακών Σπουδών, Τρίπολις 24-29 Σεπτεμβρίου 2000, Τόμος Β’
- ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΟΝ ΔΕΛΤΙΟΝ, τεύχος 52/Β1–Χρονικά, 1997, σελ. 229
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| Access |
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| Approach to the monument: |
| Driving from Silimna to the North, stop before the junction to Chrisovitsi. From there you have to walk uphill (ca. 30min) |
| Entrance: |
| Like most isolated and neglected towers, the acces is free. |