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Castle Details
Përsqop Castle is an Illyrian city, built in the 4th century BC. The hilltop in front of you was entirely enclosed within the perimeter of a wall approximately 1150 meters long. The only part not surrounded by walls is the cliff on the northern side of the hill, which is impassable and about 250 meters long.
The structures you can still see well preserved today include one of the large bastions and the main entrance to the city. To the north, there is a second boundary wall built in a later period. The large bastion is 12 meters long and extends 6 and 9 meters outward from the line of the surrounding walls. Its façade is preserved in 11 rows, reaching an average height of 7.30 meters.
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👑 Who?
Built by our ancestors, the Illyrians.
🏰 What?
A large Illyrian city that surrounds the entire hilltop with double walls. There are hypotheses that King Glauk may have also lived in this castle.
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❓ Why?
Përsqop Castle was a key point that controlled the Erzen Valley and a section of the ancient road from Durrës to Macedonia.
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🗺️ Where?
Përsqop Castle is located near Petrelë Castle, on a hill called “Mali Vilë,” at 590 meters above sea level.
📅 When?
Përsqop Castle was built in the 6th century BC.
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