“Monyak” Medieval Fortress

 ruined castle, Medieval / Middle Ages

“Monyak” (Mneakos) Medieval Fortress.
This medieval fortress was built in 12th-13th century and is one of the highest in the Rhodopes. It hosted a military garrison and was a shelter in the time of war for the people of the nearby village. There is written evidence for the connection of “Monyak” fortress with the Crusades in 1206. The fortress is located on a high rock plateau almost inaccessible from the west and south, on the left bank of “Studen kladenets” Reservoir and around 5-6 km from Kardzhali.
The fortress consists of two parts. The outside wall encompasses the hill all the way on the north. On the west slope is located the entrance with two towers at each side. While the north wall was a solid trapezoid bastion, the south was on few floors with a preserved height of 7.8 m. It follows the terrain contours to the south reaching an impassable 50 m high rock cliff. A citadel is located in the southernmost point of the plateau with solid trapezoid bastions on the walls and an entrance in the middle of the northern wall.

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