: Gözne
: Turkey
: Cilicia, South-Central Turkey
: 36° 59’ N, 34° 34’ E
: Armenian
:

Gözne / Gösne is a fortified estate house consisting of a rectangular East Building, which is protected by four attached towers, and a separate donjon-like West Tower with impressive battlements, all of Armenian construction from either the 12th or 13th centuries.  This site is located in the Taurus Mts. among the cluster of fortresses south of Çandır (Papeṙōn).

 

Ref: Fortifications, pp. 136-139; Expedition, Ch. 9; Kilikien, pp. 96-97; Châteaux, pp. 198-199.

 

(Site description written and references compiled by Robert W. Edwards)

: Gözne, Gosne, Gozne


Site Album Images Description Author Year Cultures
Gs
1
Site Plan(s)
Robert W. Edwards
1979
Armenian
9
Color Transparencies
Robert W. Edwards
1979
Armenian
7
B&W Photographs
Robert W. Edwards
1979
Armenian