Site: Andoz
Country: Turkey
Region: The Pontos, Northeastern Turkey
Location : 40° 49’ N, 38° 42’ E
Cultures: Byzantine
Description:

Andoz is a late Byzantine garrison fortress atop a steep outcrop defended by two baileys and four distinctive round towers.  Andoz, which is directly above a navigable river, has inter-visibility with the coastal sites of Çam Burnu and Tirebolu and guarded a road from Şebinkarahisar to the Black Sea.

Ref: Pontos, pp. 189-191; 244-247; Byzantine, p. 136, fig. 25.

Photographs are published in the references above.

Alternate Site Names and Spellings: none known