: Gelida
: Turkey
: The Pontos, Northeastern Turkey
: 41° 07’ N, 39° 19’ E
: Byzantine
:

Gelida / Gilida is a small Byzantine garrison fortress with a polygonal plan.  This site guarded the coastal road from Giresun to Trabzon.

 

Ref: Pontos, pp. 197-198, 258-260; Byzantine, p. 158, fig. 32.

 

Additional photos are in the references above.

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

: Gilida


Site Album Images Description Author Year Cultures
Gi
1
Site Plan(s)
Robert W. Edwards
1977
Byzantine
5
B&W Photographs
Robert W. Edwards
1977
Byzantine
2
Color Transparencies
Robert W. Edwards
1977
Byzantine