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| POSI Number | TP183 |
|---|---|
| GU number | GU2653 |
| Intensive Survey Zone | Xyliatos |
| Village | Xyliatos |
| Locality | Alestos |
| Easting | 502368.00 |
| Northing | 3876829.00 |
| Elevation (m) | 581.00 |
| References | [Link to Bibliography] |
| Source | GPS |
| Sheet Map 1:5000 | 29-XXVI |
| Team Leader | AGR |
| Summary | Semi circular platform |
| Topography | Rocky steep slope on E side of Alestos. |
| Vegetation | Spiny Burnet, Heath. pine, Cistus, Wild grasses, Hawthorn, Asphodel, lichen |
| Access | Dirt track leading from the road between Ayios Yeoryios road and TS10 |
| Description Environment | On E facing slope of Alestos, mainly bedrock. The vegetation is growing in pockets between the rocks. |
| Pottery | None |
| Tile | None |
| Chipped Stone | None |
| Ground Stone | None |
| Slag | None |
| Architecture | Some |
| Visibility (%) | 60 |
| Description POSI | Sub-circular platform cut into bedrock with retaining wall at the front made up of boulder- and cobble-sized stones. There are pebble-sized stones as fill behind the wall. Dimensions: 2.8 m wide and 2.2 m deep. The wall is 72 cm high. |
| Condition | Fairly good, but overgrown on top and some of the wall has collapsed. |
| Settlement | No |
| Church | No |
| Building | No |
| Bridge | No |
| Check Dam | No |
| Threshing Floor | No |
| Tomb | No |
| Kiln | No |
| Other Structure | Yes |
| Rock | No |
| Mine/Adit | No |
| Botany | No |
| Extraction | No |
| Road | No |
| Pottery | No |
| Lithics | No |
| View | No |
| Geomorphology | No |
| Prehistoric | No |
| Iron Age | No |
| Hellenistic/Roman | No |
| Medieval/Ottoman | No |
| Modern | No |
| Slag | No |
| Shrine | No |
| Entered By | RAB |
| Entered Date | 21/7/2003 00:00:00 |
| Recorded By | CWA |
| Recorded Date | 20/7/2003 00:00:00 |