Mancınık Castle (Turkish: Mancınık Kale) is a Hellenistic castle ruin in Mersin Province, Turkey. Its original name is unknown.
Geography
The castle is situated in Silifke district of Mersin Province, at 36°31′N 34°03′E / 36.517°N 34.050°E / 36.517; 34.050, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) bird's flight to Mediterranean Sea. Visitors to the site follow the road from Narlıkuyu and Cennet to north . The last 500 metres (1,600 ft) of the course which detaches from the road to east is actually a rough path. The castle is situated on the clift which overviews the Şeytanderesi canyon to the east. Adamkayalar (which is historically unrelated to the castle) is situated 7 km southeast in the east wall of the canyon.
History
The first archaeological research of the site has been carried out by Levent Zoroğlu in 1987.[1] The walls are made of polygonal shaped stones, a characteristics of Hellenistic architecture. Also there are few inscriptions. Although these are mostly erased a few words could be read. Hellenistic origin is also confirmed by a decrypted word oikodomos.
References
- ^ Cultural research symposium papers (in Turkish)
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